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Morpheus

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Mor·phe·us  (môrf-s, -fys)
n.
The god of dreams in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Morphe·an (-f-n) adj.
Morpheus [ˈmɔːfɪəs -fjuːs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the god of sleep and dreams
Morphean  adj
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Noun1.MorpheusMorpheus - the Roman god of sleep and dreams    
Ovid, Publius Ovidius Naso - Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)


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Lebrun had painted on the vaulted ceiling the happy as well as the unhappy dreams which Morpheus inflicts on kings as well as on other men.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
With Rosy held in the clutches of Morpheus for a many-hours deep slumber, and the bloodthirsty parent waiting, armed and forewarned, Ikey felt that his rival was close, indeed, upon discomfiture.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
Be fore, however, he was quite locked—to use the language that would suit the Della-cruscan humor of certain refined minds of the present day—” in the arms of Morpheus,” he spoke aloud, observing due pauses between his epithets, the impressive terms of “monkey,” “parrot,” “picnic,” “tar pot,” and
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