Morpheus (Greek deity)
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Name (Hebrew)
מורפיאוס (אל יווני)
Name (Latin)
Morpheus (Greek deity)
Name (Cyrilic)
Морфей (Греческое божество)
Other forms of name
モルフェウス (Greek deity)
Morufeusu (Greek deity)
Morfeo (Greek deity)
Morphée (Greek deity)
Μορφευς (Greek deity)
모르페우스 (Greek deity)
Morŭp'eusŭ (Greek deity)
Morfeĭ (Greek deity)
Morpeo (Greek deity)
摩耳甫斯 (Greek deity)
Moerfusi (Greek deity)
מורפיאוס (אליל יווני)
Morpheus (Greek deity)
Other designation
Greek deity
Gods, Greek
Associated country
Greece
Field of activity
Dreams
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF:
46156372403807541910
Wikidata:
Q194012
Library of congress:
no2019101435
OCoLC:
oca12252206
DLC:
no2019101435
LIBRARY_OF_CONGRESS:
9812279075200041
Sources of Information
- Eichberg, Søren Nils. Symphony no. 3 ; Morpheus, 2018, via Naxos Music Library, accessed July 11, 2019:booklet, page 7 (Morpheus was the Greek god of dreams)
- Kaidō, Takeru. Morufeusu no ryōiki, 2013:title page (モルフェウス = Morufeusu)
- Morpheus, Greek mythology; Morpheus, in Greco-Roman mythology, one of the sons of Hypnos (Somnus), the god of sleep. Morpheus sends human shapes (Greek morphai) of all kinds to the dreamer, while his brothers Phobetor (or Icelus) and Phantasus send the forms of animals and inanimate things, respectively ( (Encyclopædia Britannica online, July 11, 2019) )
- The Oxford classical dictionary, 2005, via Oxford reference online, viewed July 11, 2019(Morpheus: a son of Sleep, who sends dream visions of human forms. Medieval and later authors use the name more generally for the god of dreams or simply of sleep)
- Who's who in classical mythology, 1973:page 284 (Morpheus; son of Hypnos (Sleep); dream-god who made human shapes appear to dreamer; name derived from morphe ('form') and therefore means 'transformer')
- Morpheus was the God of Dreams, the one with the amazing ability of appearing in dreams of mortals in any form. Father: Hypnos, God of Sleep. Descendant of Erebus and Nyx. Mother: Pasithea, Goddess of relaxation and rest. Descendant of Hera and Dionyssus. Uncle: Thanatos, God of Death ( (Greek myths & Greek mythology website, July 11, 2019) )
- Morpheus. Greek name: Μορφευς = Morpheus. Latin name: Morpheus. Morpheus was the leader of the Oneiroi, the personified spirits (daimones) of dreams. He was a messenger of the gods who appeared in the dreams of kings in human guise ( (Theoi Project website, July 11, 2019) )
- Wikipedia, July 11, 2019(Morpheus ('Fashioner', derived from the Ancient Greek: μορφή = morphē, meaning 'form, shape') is a god associated with sleep and dreams. In Ovid's Metamorphoses he is the son of Sleep, who appears in dreams in human form. From the medieval period, the name began to stand more generally for the god of dreams, or of sleep; In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Morpheus is one of the thousand sons of Somnus (Sleep)) Spanish version (Morfeo) French version (Morphée, in Ancient Greek Μορφεύς = Morpheus) Italian version (Morfeo) Korean version (모르페우스 = Morŭp'eusŭ) Russian version (Морфей = Morfeĭ) Tagalog version (Morpeo) Chinese version (摩耳甫斯 = Moerfusi)
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French:
Morphée s'éveillant à l'approche d'Iris
Morpheus awakening as Iris draws near
René-Antoine Houasse, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Morpheus (Ancient Greek: Μορφεύς, romanized: Morpheús 'Fashioner', derived from Ancient Greek: μορφή, romanized: morphḗ, meaning 'form, shape') is a god associated with sleep and dreams. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, he is the son of Somnus (Sleep, the Roman counterpart of Hypnos) and appears in dreams in human form. From the Middle Ages, the name began to stand more generally for the god of dreams, or of sleep.
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