#phobetor

When Hypnos and Pasithea had their kids (the Oneiroi), Phobetor came out looking disturbing since he’s the god of nightmares and can take the form of all kinds of beasts. He can become more terrifying depending on his mood. His family are cool with how he looks and don’t even bring it up. Also Phobetor’s a mama’s boy

Hypnos: “Hey Zagreus, meet my son Phobetor! He’s kinda shy.”

Phobetor:

Slowly getting back to designing Greek gods, but starting with the minor ones for now because the Olympians are way too complex for me 😭

My headcanons about Hypnos and his sons, the Oneiroi:

• After his children were born, they took over most of Hypnos's duties. You could say he's basically just the official representative for his sons when dealing with the other gods now, though he still handles some of his original responsibilities.

• Only his mother and his twin brother have ever seen Hypnos's face. Others are simply not meant to see it, because if you did, you'd never be able to sleep properly again.

• The brooch that holds his cloak is the only gift from his mother, Nyx, that he keeps and truly treasures.

• The Oneiroi also hide their faces, following their father's example, but each for their own reason:

· Morpheus has no true face. As the god of dreams, he constantly shifts his appearance and has no single form.

· Phantasus literally has NO face. As the god of surreal and fantastical dreams, he often appears in them as an inanimate object.

· Phobetor does have a face, though it can change, just not as fluidly as Morpheus's. However, his true visage is so terrifying that his brothers gifted him a mask. It hides the horror and gives the visible parts of his face a more human-like appearance.

Characters: Grave Robber (Silas Grace), EC (Eyeless Cat), Phobetor (Phobie), Slenderpunk, Blair the Slaughterer (Blair Lovelock), Ticci Toby (Tobias Rogers), Jeff the killer (Jeffrey Woods), Gaby the protector (Gabriela Martínez) TW/CW: None

I just feel like he'd be a very doting parent. His kids would definitely be velcro kids in my eyes, lol.

I think he would look to his mother example for guidance on some parts while recognizing how she messed up with him and trying to avoid those mistakes

Its even better when you add zagreus, and you have these two trying not to recreate the mistakes their parents made and just in general doing their best (i also just adore zagnos, so that too)

I feel like Hypnos is an amazing dad, Hades Game, Percy Jackson, whatever

Also that the Oneroi are his sons just makes sense

In that sense...

IT MUST REALLY SUCK FOR THE HYPNOS CABIN WHEN SOMEONE DIES

LIKE, SURE, MOST GODS ARE RELATED, BUT HYPNOS CABINS UNCLE IS LITERALLY DEATH

Hypnos be like to his twin, Pwease don't kill my baby I know it's you job but I love em 🥺,

Like he has so many immortal children it's so hard for him to imagine his kids dieing, like he'd put them in a coma to save em or something

I feel like if they do die, or close to death, he may turn them into Oneroi, is that possible??, so he can always be with them

Man can go visit his kids in their DREAMS, Zeus got nothing on him, buddy would be visiting his kids probably to spite him, we all know that one myth

Last note, I feel like Phobetor, God of Nightmares and son of Hypnos, wouldn't give his siblings nightmares, and only them, gives everyone else nightmares too

Last night I was thinking about Hypnos and Morpheus a lot, just recalling some past interactions and experiences

But after I'd gone to bed, I had such a terrifying nightmare that it woke me up. I was frozen in place and really really hot with adrenaline, but for some reason I had the word "Oikos" in my mind

I thought maybe it was the name of a god I didnt know yet but when I looked it up, it was just the Greek word for 'family' or 'household,'

And upon further research, I found out the god of nightmares was Phobetor, the brother of Morpheus and son of Hypnos. Makes a lot more sense I'd wake up to the word for 'family'

So after work I got my dice and cards ready and called out to him to ask him directly, and he confirmed that he was the one who popped by and gave me the nightmare, and that he had shown up just to make himself known, since I didn't know him before

I think somehow he knew I was thinking about his father and brother and he stopped by to essentially say, "Hey, that's my family, I'm here too!"

He feels rather kind, which I was already expecting. I don't think being the god of something scary makes anyone inherently mean or evil, it's just their domain, it's what they do