Morpheus (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morpheus (
/ˈmɔrfiəs/ or
/ˈmɔrfjuːs/;
Greek:
Μορφεύς,
Morpheus, or
Μορφέας,
Morpheas, "shaper [of dreams]") in
Greek mythology is the
god of
dreams,
leader of the
Oneiroi.
Morpheus has the ability to take any human form and appear in dreams. His true semblance is that of a winged
daemon, imagery shared with many of his siblings.
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The classical description of the daemons, in particular Sleep, Shaper, Frightener and Seemer, are of jet black bat winged entities with incurving horned featureless heads.