The Dream Realms Of Morpheus, Sisig, Baku, And Njorun

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 The Dream Realms Of Morpheus, Sisig, Baku, And Njorun

The Dream Realms Of Morpheus, Sisig, Baku, And Njorun

The Sandman’ a comic book written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics from January 1989 to March 1996, is considered one of the very best modern insights into sleep and dreams in the ancient world. It is widely credited as one of the most sophisticated, and artistically ambitious comic books ever written and while the first part of the series presents horror stories and the second section explores fantasy themes, the last instalment delves into classical and contemporary mythology on dreams.

Cover of The Sandman vol. 2, #1 (Jan, 1989). Cover art by Dave McKean. (Fair Use)

Cover of The Sandman vol. 2, #1 (Jan, 1989). Cover art by Dave McKean. (Fair Use)

According to Natasha Bershadsky, a lecturer in Classics at Harvard University: “In the ancient world dreams linked the mortal and divine realms, portended disasters, healed the sick, and revealed the structure of the cosmos, and they could also deceive and be misinterpreted or parodied”. By looking at how ancient people perceived dreaming, and how they interpreted what they dreamt, one can derive much about how they personified their natural world, striving to bring logic into order.


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