Lyta Hall

Lore & Background

In the Kindly Ones saga, Lyta incorrectly believed that Daniel had been 'abducted' by Dream, and took her grievances to the Furies, with whom she destroyed much of the Dreaming. Unknown to her, Daniel was actually abducted by Loki and Robin Goodfellow, and retrieved by the Corinthian and Matthew. At Morpheus' citadel, Morpheus transferred his role to Daniel and allowed Death to take him. Daniel as the new Dream is an amalgam of a child and the Endless. Lyta later met her mortal son for the first time since The Wake in The Sandman Presents: The Furies. Still later, Daniel, in the form of a magic mirror, tells Hector Hall (reincarnated as Doctor Fate) and Lyta about Sand, who is trapped in a dream world created again by Brute and Glob. Daniel brought the spirits of his mortal parents to live in the Dreaming after their deaths.

In Their Own Story

Lyta Hall's story begins when she and her husband Hector's ghost lived in the dreams of a child named Jed Walker for two years, a refuge created by the nightmares Brute and Glob during Morpheus's imprisonment. When Dream returned, he destroyed that barrier, released Hector's ghost, and restored Lyta to the waking world. But before she left, Dream revealed he would someday claim their unborn son because Daniel had spent much of his gestation in the Dreaming. Before Dream faced Lucifer, he paid another visit and named the child Daniel. In Fables and Reflections, Daniel was regaled with stories by Cain, Abel, and Eve while Matthew the Raven watched. In the Kindly Ones saga, Lyta incorrectly believed Daniel had been 'abducted' by Dream and took her grievances to the Furies, with whom she destroyed much of the Dreaming. Unknown to her, Daniel was abducted by Loki and Robin Goodfellow, and retrieved by the Corinthian and Matthew. At Morpheus' citadel, Morpheus transferred his role to Daniel and allowed Death to take him. Lyta later met her son for the first time since The Wake in The Sandman Presents: The Furies.

Reader's Guide

Lyta Hall is a human character whose primary role is as the mother of Daniel Hall. Her defining arc begins when she and her husband Hector's ghost lived in the dreams of a child named Jed Walker for two years, after Hector was revived by Brute and Glob in Morpheus's absence. Upon Dream's return, he destroyed the barrier, released Hector's ghost, and restored Lyta to the waking world, revealing he would someday claim their unborn son because Daniel had spent much of his gestation in the Dreaming. Before Dream faced Lucifer, he visited and named the child Daniel. In the Kindly Ones saga, Lyta incorrectly believed Daniel had been 'abducted' by Dream and took her grievances to the Furies, with whom she destroyed much of the Dreaming. Unknown to her, Daniel was abducted by Loki and Robin Goodfellow, and retrieved by the Corinthian and Matthew. After Morpheus transferred his role to Daniel, Lyta met her son for the first time since The Wake in The Sandman Presents: The Furies. Later, Daniel, in the form of a magic mirror, tells Hector Hall (reincarnated as Doctor Fate) and Lyta about Sand, who is trapped in a dream world created again by Brute and Glob. Daniel brought the spirits of his mortal parents to live in the Dreaming after their deaths.

Did You Know?

• Lyta Hall and her husband Hector's ghost lived in the dreams of a child named Jed Walker for two years.
• Dream revealed he would someday claim Lyta's unborn son because Daniel had spent much of his gestation in the Dreaming.
• In the Kindly Ones saga, Lyta incorrectly believed Daniel had been 'abducted' by Dream and took her grievances to the Furies.
• Daniel brought the spirits of his mortal parents to live in the Dreaming after their deaths.
• Lyta met her son for the first time since The Wake in The Sandman Presents: The Furies.