Archetype:Dream Deity

Dream Deity
Hypnos/Somnus, (Greco-Roman Mythology) God of Sleep, Dreams and the Night
The Archetype of:	Deity of dreams and sleep.

The archetype for the characters that possess or have traits of a dream deity. Variation of Night Deity, Not to be confused with Oneiric Physiology.

Also Called

• Divine Dreamer/Sleeper
• Dreamer/Sleep Deity/God/Goddess
• God/Goddess of Sleep and Dreams
• The Dreamweaver
• The Oneiroi (Greek dream spirits and gods)

Properties

As an archetype, a dream deity is a god/goddess or a god-like being who represents or is associated with sleep and dreams. Dream deities or sleep deities can be found throughout most of recorded history in various forms. Dream and sleep deities are also related to night deities.

Associated Powers

• Divinity
  • Deity Soul
  • Divine Aura
  • Divine Force Manipulation
    • Divine Psionics
      • Mental Inducement
        • Telepathic Implantation
      • Omni-Telepathy
        • Oneiropathy
      • Oneiriscience
        • Dream Observation
        • Dream Walking
          • Dream Communication
        • Oneiric Cognition
        • Oneiric Prediction
      • Oneiric Teleportation
      • Subconscious Manipulation
  • Greater/Lesser Divinity
  • New/Old/Patron Deity
• Dream Embodiment (Deities of dreams)
  • Dream Derivation
    • All Sleep-based Abilities
    • Dream Power
  • Bliss & Horror Inducement
  • Dream Manipulation
    • Alternative Dream Universe
    • Dream Attacks
    • Dream Constructs
    • Dream Creation
      • Dream Being Creation
    • Dream Destruction
    • Dream Imprisonment
    • Dream Inducement
    • Dream Negation
    • Dream Replication
    • Dream Sharing
    • Dream-World Manipulation
    • Dream World Merging
    • Oneiric Energy Manipulation
    • Oneiric Reality Manipulation
    • Oneiric Slaying
    • Subliminal Messaging
  • Dreamt Reality/Reality Dreaming
  • Dream-World Lordship (Varies between deities, Lords of the Dreamworld only)
  • Oneiric Empowerment
  • Oneiricpotence (Varies between deities)
  • Oneiric Omnipresence (Varies between deities)
  • Psychic Energy Manipulation
    • Psychic Energy Absorption
      • Dream Absorption
• Fantasy Embodiment (Varies between deities)
  • Daydream Manipulation
  • Illusion Manipulation
• Nightmare Embodiment (Varies between deities)
  • Fear Manipulation
  • Nightmare Manipulation
• Night Manipulation
• Sandman (Varies)
• Sleep Embodiment (Deities of sleep)
  • Sleep Manipulation
    • Sleep/Omni-Sleep Inducement

Variant Archetypes

• Sandman

Related Physiologies

• Oneiric Physiology

Associations/Relationships

• Dream Embodiment
• New/Old/Patron Deity
• Sleep Embodiment
• Transcendent Physiology
  • Darkness Deity
  • Death Deity (Death can be considered eternal sleep.)
  • Magic Deity
    • Magic
      • Dream Magic
      • Sleep Magic
  • Oneiric Physiology (A Greek type of spirit-deity, but this type of deity also includes them as well.)
  • Sandman
• Underworld Lordship

Flaws/Weaknesses

• Deity Consumption/Divine Power Absorption/Immunity/Negation/Divine Slayer

Known/Example Characters

Animation/Cartoons

• The Oneiroi (Blood of Zeus)
  • Morpheus
  • Phantasos
  • Phobetor

• Morpheus (Disney's Hercules: The Animated Series)
• Phantasos (Disney's Hercules: The Animated Series)

Comics

• Morpheus (DC Comics)
• Dream (Vertigo/The Sandman)

Folklore/Mythology

• Evaki (Ewaki) (Brazilian/Bakairi Mythology)
• Caer Ibormeith (Celtic Mythology)
• Gabriel (Christianity)
• Tutu/Tithoes (Egyptian Mythology)
• Hermes/Mercury (Greco-Roman Mythology)
• Hypnos/Somnus (Greco-Roman Mythology): Sleep and dreams
• The Oneiroi (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Epiales - Nightmares
  • Morpheus - Good and prophetic dreams
  • Phantasos - Surreal and strange dreams
  • Phobetor/Icelos - Nightmares
• Melinoë (Greek Mythology)
• Pasithea (Greek Mythology)
• Breksta (Lithuanian Mythology)
• Mamu (Mesopotamian Mythology)
• Sisig (Mesopotamian Mythology)
• Asibikaashi (Native American/Ojibwe Mythology)
• Vacuna (Roman Mythology)
• The Sandman (Western Folklore)

Literature

• Irmo (Tolkien Legendarium)

Video Games

• Vaermina (Elder Scrolls)
• Morpheus (God of War)
• Wizeman (NiGHTS into Dreams)

Webcomics

• Sheepnos (Modern Mogal)