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Somnia (Dreams)

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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Somnia (Dreams),

in Roman mythology, were children of Erebus and Night, whose palace in Tartarus had two gates, the one of ivory and the other of bone. From the latter issued the truthful, from the former the fanciful and deceptive, dreams.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Somnia (Dreams)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/somnia-dreams.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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