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ˈmɔr fi əs, -fyusmor·pheus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Morpheusnoun

    the Roman god of sleep and dreams

Wiktionary

  1. Morpheusnoun

    A deity from the Greek pantheon, he was the god of dreams.

  2. Etymology: From Μορφεύς

Wikipedia

  1. Morpheus

    Morpheus ('Fashioner', derived from the Ancient Greek: μορφή meaning 'form, shape') is a god associated with sleep and dreams. In Ovid's Metamorphoses he is the son of Somnus 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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    Morpheus is traditionally known as the ancient Greek god of dreams. In mythology, Morpheus had the ability to take any human form and appear in people's dreams. In pop culture, Morpheus is also a character in the "The Matrix" film series, serving as one of the protagonists in the fight against machine domination.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Morpheusnoun

    the god of dreams

  2. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. Morfey`s prop., the fashioner or molder, because of the shapes he calls up before the sleeper, fr. morfh` form, shape.]

Wikidata

  1. Morpheus

    Morpheus is a fictional character in The Matrix franchise. He is portrayed by Laurence Fishburne in the films, and in The Matrix: Path of Neo where he was the only actor to reprise his character's voice.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Morpheus

    mor′fūs, n. a god of dreams: sleep.—adjs. Morphē′an, Morphet′ic. [L.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Morpheus

    the god of dreams, the son of Night and Sleep.

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Mythology

  1. Morpheus

    (Mor′pheus). The Greek god of sleep and dreams, the son and minister of Somnus.

    “Morpheus, the humble god that dwells In cottages and smoky cells; Hates gilded roofs and beds of down, And though he fears no prince’s frown, Flies from the circle of a crown.” (Sir John Denman.)

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Morpheus in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Morpheus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Morpheus in a Sentence

  1. Matrix, The:

    Morpheus You have to let it all go, Neo. Fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind.

  2. Matrix, The:

    Morpheus There's a difference between knowing the path, and walking the path.

  3. Dan Ackerman:

    Sony has the Morpheus headset that should work with the Playstation 4, microsoft has the Hololens, which is very experimental, a more augmented reality and ... Oculus is the market leader. They were the first guys with workable hardware which should be available to buy early next year.

  4. Matrix, The:

    Morpheus If real is what you can feel, smell, taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain

  5. Matrix, The:

    Morpheus Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony.

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