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Look up: Morpheus

  1. Morpheus
    In Greek mythology, Morpheus was one form of the god of dreams (the other being Oneiros). His job was to fashion dreams, as the gods desired them to be sent to men. In this task he was assisted by Icelus, who fashioned those dreams that had all the appearance of reality, by Phobetor, the author of alarming dreams, and Phantasus, who tricked sleepers with innumerable and strange phenomena. But we find Morpheus also represented in the capacity of a sort of watchman and guardian of dreams, as Aeolu…
    Found on http://fas.org/news/reference/probert/D1

  2. Morpheus
    [n] - (Ovid) the Roman god of sleep and dreams
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Morpheus
    In Greek and Roman mythology, the god of dreams, son of Hypnos or Somnus, god of sleep. ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  4. Morpheus
    Morpheus: In Greek and Roman mythology, the son of sleep and the god of dreams who lay on an ebony bed in a dim-lit cave, surrounded by poppies. Morpheus was the son of Hypnos from whence comes hypnosis. To be in the arms of Morpheus is to be asleep. The drug morphine is named after Morpheus. The Roman poet Ovid (43BC-17AD) coined the name of Morph …
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  5. Morpheus
    Mor"pheus (môr"fūs or môr"fe*ŭs) noun [ Latin , from Greek Morfey`s prop., the fashioner or molder, because of the shapes he calls up before the sleeper, from morfh` form, shape.] (Class. Myth.) The god of dreams.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/103

  6. morpheus
    The god of dreams. ... Origin: L, fr. Gr. Prop, the fashioner or molder, because of the shapes he calls up before the sleeper, fr. Form, shape. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?m

  7. Morpheus
    noun the Roman god of sleep and dreams
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Morpheus
    `Morpheus` may mean: ;`Characters` *Morpheus (mythology), the principal god of dreams in the Greek mythology *Morpheus (DC comics), a moniker for Dream, a fictional character in the comic book `The Sandman` *Morpheus (Deus Ex), artificial intelligence in the game `Deus Ex` *Morpheus (The Matrix), a fictional character from the film `The Matrix` ;`Technology` *Morpheus (computer program), file-sharing client/server software operated by the compa...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpheus

  9. Morpheus
    `Morpheus` may mean: ;`Characters` *Morpheus (mythology), the principal god of dreams in the Greek mythology *Morpheus (DC comics), a moniker for Dream, a fictional character in the comic book `The Sandman` *Morpheus (Deus Ex), artificial intelligence in the game `Deus Ex` *Morpheus (The Matrix), a fictional character from the film `The Matrix` ;`Technology` *Morpheus (computer program), file-sharing client/server software operated by the compa...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpheus

  10. Morpheus
    • (n.) The god of dreams.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. 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 ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/123

  12. Morpheus
    Morpheus is a Greek boy name. The meaning of the name is `Dream god` Where is it used? The name Morpheus is mainly used In Greek Mythology. The name Morpheus doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Morpheus seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Morp

  13. MORPHEUS
    management of operational risk: processes, human and external factors, systems. subproject of TOPAS -TOPIT…
    Found on http://www.oenb.at/dictionary/termini.js

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