Morpheus

English

Morpheus and Iris

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús, “Form”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɹfjuːs/, /ˈmɔɹfi.əs/ (compare with Zeus, Odysseus, Orpheus, Proteus)

Proper noun

Morpheus

(Greek mythology) The god and personification of dreams; the son of Hypnos and Pasithea, or Nyx and Erebus.

Coordinate terms

Phobetor (nightmares), Phantasos (inanimate objects in prophetic dreams), Ikelos (people in prophetic dreams)

Translations

Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams

Bulgarian: Морфей (Morfej)
Catalan: Morfeu m
Czech: Morfeus
Danish: Morfeus
Dutch: Morpheus
Estonian: Morpheus
Finnish: Morfeus (fi)
French: Morphée (fr)
German: Morpheus (de)
Greek: Μορφέας (el) m (Morféas)
Hebrew: מוֹרְפֶאוּס‎‎ m (Morfe'us)
Hungarian: Morpheusz
Icelandic: Morfeos
Italian: Morfeo m

Japanese: モルペウス (Morupeusu)
Lithuanian: Morfėjus m
Marathi: मॉर्फीयस m (mǒrfīyasa)
Persian: مورفئوس‎‎
Polish: Morfeusz (pl)
Portuguese: Morfeu m
Romanian: Morfeu m
Russian: Морфей (ru) (Morfej)
Serbo-Croatian: Морфеј
Slovak: Morfeus
Spanish: Morfeo m
Swedish: Morfeus (sv)
Ukrainian: Морфей (Morfej)

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