Morpheus
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- proper noun
- /ˈmɔrfiəs/
- Literature
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Morfeo
- There I was, half-asleep in the arms of Morpheus, when my long-dead father stretched out his arm and clapped a silky yarmulke.
- arms of Morpheus
Examples
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And then Morpheus, the god of sleep, covers everything with his cloak of night, as Diana, using the new moon as a bow, shoots an arrow of fire that spangles the sky with stars.
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Everyone, from John Constantine to Lucifer, was created on Morpheus' watch, and presumably will die on his watch as well.
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You know why Morpheus brought you to see me.
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Being the master of dreams, Morpheus is also the master of stories.
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But I do love the little moment when Morpheus takes Dee back to his cell.
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And Trinity has taken Neo up in this strange building to meet Morpheus for the first time.
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The full-page panel of Morpheus moving through dreams is neat.
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Behind the dignified screen of world events, they too were about to succumb to the arms of Morpheus.
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For a cliffhanger ending, we meet the Corinthian, and the ominousness of Morpheus's statement regarding him appears entirely justified.
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In ancient mythology, Morpheus is known as the god who brings dreams to mortals.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Morpheus comes from the Greek root morph- meaning 'form' or 'shape', the same idea behind the English word morph. So Morpheus is the god who 'forms' dreams and can appear in any shape while people sleep.