Explaining Dreams and Nightmares: 30 Mythological Stories – Infographic

What are dreams and nightmares? Why do we have them? Why are some nights good and others horrible, when you wake up in a cold sweat? And, what about those dreadful nights when you’re so knotted with terror, that it’s scary to even open your eyes?! Some say that dreams and nightmares are manifestations of our emotional state, or our levels of stress.

Whatever the scientific explanation for this phenomenon, humans through the ages have created stories to help understand and accept, or to build fear! This infographic presents 30 of these tales from different mythologies.

30 Causes of Dreams and Nightmares (According to World Mythology):

Explaining Dreams and Nightmares: 30 Mythological Stories - Infographic

Infographic by – Sleepopolis

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