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Morpheus

deity sky Greek single tradition · 4

Morpheus is a deity whose dreams Mercury carried from the valley of Somnus to sleeping humans, according to Ovid.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
500 BCE
Attested period
-500 – 2020
Historical notes
Mentioned by Ovid.

Relationships

co occurs with
Duma, Hypnos, Oneiroi, Icelos, Apollo, Hermes, Turms, Dei Lucrii, Remiel, Odin, Bast
sibling of
Death, Delirium, Despair, Destiny, Phobetor
served by
Mercury

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)
  1. Mercury (mythology)
  2. Death: At Death's Door
  3. Morpheus
  4. Phantasos

Source passages

“Additionally, Ovid wrote that Mercury carried Morpheus's dreams from the valley of Somnus to sleeping humans.”

#14533 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Desire taunts Morpheus about Nada, the former lover he banished to Hell 10,000 years past. Shortly afterward, Death gives him a sound scolding and Dream feels convinced he must go to Lucifer and recover Nada.”

#17910 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Morpheus, the Greek personification and god of dreams, shaping and delivering them to mortals.”

#44760 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free

“According to Ovid, two of his brothers were Morpheus, who appeared in dreams in human form”

#44807 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-20b:free