I.sleep-bringing, inducing sleep, sleepy, drowsy (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): “papaver,” Verg. A. 4, 486: “lac,” Plin. 19, 8, 38, § 126: “potio,” Spart. Hadr. 26 fin.: “vis pinnae,” Plin. 9, 13, 15, § 42: “genus (trychni),” id. 21, 31, 105, § 180: “somnus,” Luc. 3, 8; cf.: “aula Somni,” Ov. M. 11, 586: “nox,” Sil. 7, 287; “Petr. poët. 128, 6, 1: Lethe,” Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 47: “vices,” Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 404.
sŏpōrĭfer , fĕra, fĕrum, adj. sopor-fero,