firelock_ny t1_iw2b5n6 wrote
Reply to comment by sterlingphoenix in TIL 'The Land of Nod' is originally a biblical reference of a sort of purgatory where Cain was exiled after murdering Abel -- rather than a 'dreamland' sleepytime dealie as it is now colloquially known. by quicxly
Old storytelling imagery, seen in children's bedtime stuff - the Sandman whisking you off to the Land of Nod, that kind of thing. 19th to early 20th century.
sterlingphoenix t1_iw2mdni wrote
Oh, like nodding off to sleep.
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