With one hand take hold of the prospering earth, with the other take hold of the shining salt sea, so that all the undergods who gather about Kronos (Cronus) may be witnesses to us. So she spoke, and Hypnos was pleased and spoke to her in answer : ‘Come then! Swear it to me on Styx' ineluctable water. Then in turn the lady ox-eyed Hera answered him : ‘Hypnos, why do you ponder this in your heart, and hesitate? Or do you think that Zeus of the wide brows, aiding the Trojans, will be angry as he was angry for his son, Herakles? Come now, do it, and I will give you one of the younger ( hoploterai) Kharites (Charites, Graces) for you to marry, and she shall be called you lady Pasithea, since all your days you have loved her forever.’ but I would not come too close to Zeus, the son of Kronos, nor put him to sleep, unless he himself were to tell me. Then Hypnos the still and soft spoke to her in answer : ‘Hera, honoured goddess and daughter of mighty Kronos (Cronus), any other one of the gods, whose race is immortal, I would lightly put to sleep. Put to sleep the shining eyes of Zeus under his brows as soon as I have lain beside him in love. do as I ask and all my days I shall know gratitude. She clung fast to his hand and spoke a word and called him by name : ‘Hypnos. "There she encountered Hypnos (Sleep), the brother of Thanatos (Death). DIONYSOS (Nonnus Dionysiaca 15.87 & 33.37) She was probably the goddess of rest and relaxation. PASITHEA was one of the younger Kharites (Charites) and the wife of Hypnos, god of sleep.
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