Jeremy Bell

In Greek Mythology, the Oneiroi (pronounced Oh-Neer-Ree) were the sons of Nyx (Night) that traveled through dreams as different types of images.   According to Hesiod, Morpheus, the god of dreams (appeared as human images), Icelos or Phobetor, the god of nightmares (appeared as animals and monsters), and Phantasos, the god of fantastical dreams (appeared as earth, rock, water, wood, and other types of images from nature), were the brothers of Hypnos (Sleep), Thanatos (Death), and Geras (Old Age).

 

Dreams have been studied and examined since when they were looked at as possible prophecies of future events to more recent studies where they have been deemed as latent desires in the subconscious or simply as random neural firings of recent events that string memories into a fantastical narrative. Studies have shown that dreams primarily occur during REM sleep and that everyone dreams, but not everyone remembers their dreams.  Scientists have shown that the reason for this is that during REM sleep, the chemical in the brain necessary for producing memories shuts off during this part of the sleep cycle.  It’s often sudden moments during the night or morning when your body is forced to wake