 A terracotta frieze (Basel BS 318) and the sixth century BC pots show a reclining Alcyoneus.And on some of the pots Alcyoneus is apparently sleeping, with a winged Hypnos nearby (Melborne 1730.4, Getty 84.AE.974, Munich 1784, Toledo 52.66).These depictions suggest the existence of a story in which Heracles takes advantage of a sleeping opponent.