Horus and Historical Dreaming
The world’s oldest record of dreams and their possible meanings can be linked to an Egyptian papyrus (a type of paper used by the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans) dating around 1250 BC where about 200 dreams were not only described, but interpreted by Horus, the Egyptian god of light.Ancient Greeks believed that the sleep process was governed by the god of sleep himself, Hypnos, who was able to bring upon sleep with the touch of his wand or the beating of his wings; and that his son, Morpheous, was responsible for the act of dreaming.The Romans believed that dreaming was a way to understand the wishes of the gods in fact, it was ruled that anyone having a dream about the state must make a proclamation in the marketplace so all would know.In modern times, the average person will spend around 20 years asleep which means they’ll experience an average of 300,000 dreams. With that staggering number, you’d have to agree it’s a good thing modern times don’t require a public proclamation of each one.
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Category: History of Dreams
