Hello

Trying to find a poem which contains the words "Sleep's cruel brother" (referring to Thanatos and Hypnos, the Greek gods of death and sleep.)

Anyone know it?

Many thanks!

Nicola

There are lots of poems that liken sleep and death to brothers, and i|'m not sure which one you are thinking of. How old a poem is it? There is one by Edwin J. Milliken.

You can find it here

http://www.soksa.com/thread.aspx?lt=1&lp=0&sku=241

Is this the one you were thinking of?
Hazell

It's not precisely what you're looking for but this is from 'To Hypnos' from The Orphic Hymns, author unknown.

Sleep [Hypnos], king of Gods, and men of mortal birth, sov'reign of all sustain'd by mother Earth; For thy dominion is supreme alone, o'er all extended, and by all things known. 'Tis thine all bodies with benignant mind in other bands than those of brass to bind: Tamer of cares, to weary toil repose, from whom sweet solace in affliction flows. Thy pleasing, gentle chains preserve the soul, and e'en the dreadful cares of death controul; For Death [Thanatos] and Lethe with oblivious stream, mankind thy genuine brothers justly deem. With fav'ring aspect to my pray'r incline, and save thy mystics in their works divine.

Chris