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Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

A Ship on the Horizon (Premium)

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Slumber Studios

Drama, Kids & Family, Alternative Health, Stories For Kids, Fiction, Health & Fitness

4.610.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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This is a preview episode. Get the full episode, and many more, ad free, on our supporter's feed: https://getsleepy.com/support. A Ship on the Horizon Tonight's story takes us back in time to the sandy blue shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a tale from Greek mythology, with love and compassion at its heart, adapted to help you drift off peacefully. 😴  Sound design: ocean waves 🌊 Narrator: Thomas Jones Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber Studios Spotify profile. Support our Sponsors Check out the great products and deals from Get Sleepy sponsors: getsleepy.com/sponsors/ Support Us Get Sleepy’s Premium Feed: getsleepy.com/support/ Get Sleepy Merchandise: getsleepy.com/store Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-sleepy/id1487513861 Connect Stay up to date on all our news and even vote on upcoming episodes! Website: getsleepy.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/getsleepypod/ Instagram: instagram.com/getsleepypod/ Twitter: twitter.com/getsleepypod Our Apps Redeem exclusive unlimited access to Premium content for 1 month FREE in our mobile apps built by the Get Sleepy and Slumber Studios team: Deep Sleep Sounds: deepsleepsounds.com/getsleepy/ Slumber: slumber.fm/getsleepy/ FAQs Have a query for us or need help with something? You might find your answer here: Get Sleepy FAQs About Get Sleepy Get Sleepy is the #1 story-telling podcast designed to help you get a great night’s rest. By combining sleep meditations with a relaxing bedtime story, each episode will guide you gently towards sleep. Get Sleepy Premium Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus episodes by subscribing to our premium feed. It's easy! Sign up in two taps! Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free). Extra-long episodes. Exclusive sleep meditation episodes. Discounts on merchandise. We’ll love you forever. Get your 7-day free trial: getsleepy.com/support. Thank you so much for listening! Feedback? Let us know your thoughts! getsleepy.com/contact-us/. Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios. Check out our podcasts, apps, and more at slumberstudios.com. That’s all for now. Sweet dreams ❤️ 😴 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, Thomas here. You're listening to a preview episode. You can enjoy the entire story

0:08.8

tonight by subscribing to our supporters' feed. There you'll get access to the entire

0:15.6

back catalogue, bonus episodes, and more, and it's all completely ad-free. Click the link

0:23.2

below to learn more. And thank you so so much. Me and the team really appreciate your

0:29.7

support.

0:40.4

Once upon a time, long ago, the Gods made Iolyce, the keeper of the Four Winds.

0:49.6

He lived far to the west across a sea as flat, blue and warm as the summer sky.

1:03.4

His islands floated like oak leaves drifting across the water in whatever direction he liked.

1:15.3

And he had a beautiful daughter named Alcoyony.

1:22.5

Far away, the Titan of the dusk and Titaness of the dawn gave bath to the morning star.

1:33.5

In time, he fell in love with the princess of a land called Tracus, which used to stand

1:41.8

by the blue shores of the Malion Gulf.

1:48.5

They married and had a son named Kex, who grew into a handsome and gentle young man.

2:00.7

Because the winds often rise at dawn and dusk, Iolus came to know the Titans and the morning

2:09.4

star.

2:12.0

This was how their children, Kex and Alcoyony came to meet one night as they walked

2:19.5

along the dusky beaches of Tracus.

2:26.9

They fell in love as the light of the morning star rose in the sky above and were married

2:35.0

soon after.

2:39.2

From the moment of their first kiss, Kex shone like a star as well, with the radiance

2:47.2

of his father, a testament to their true love.

2:55.7

But not even the children of winds and stars are immune to those designs spun for us by

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