| LC control no. | no2019101435 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Morpheus (Greek deity) |
| Variant(s) | モルフェウス (Greek deity) Morufeusu (Greek deity) Morfeo (Greek deity) Morphée (Greek deity) Μορφευς (Greek deity) 모르페우스 (Greek deity) Morŭp'eusŭ (Greek deity) Морфей (Greek deity) Morfeĭ (Greek deity) Morpeo (Greek deity) 摩耳甫斯 (Greek deity) Moerfusi (Greek deity) |
| Associated country | Greece |
| Field of activity | Dreams |
| Special note | Non-Latin script references not evaluated. |
| Found in | Eichberg, Søren Nils. Symphony no. 3 ; Morpheus, 2018, via Naxos Music Library, accessed July 11, 2019: booklet, page 7 (Morpheus was the Greek god of dreams) Kaidō, Takeru. Morufeusu no ryōiki, 2013: title page (モルフェウス = Morufeusu) Encyclopædia Britannica online, July 11, 2019 (Morpheus, Greek mythology; 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 dreamer, while his brothers Phobetor (or Icelus) and Phantasus send the forms of animals and inanimate things, respectively) <https://www.britannica.com/topic/Morpheus-Greek-mythology> The Oxford classical dictionary, 2005, via Oxford reference online, viewed July 11, 2019 (Morpheus: a son of Sleep, who sends dream visions of human forms. Medieval and later authors use the name more generally for the god of dreams or simply of sleep) Who's who in classical mythology, 1973: page 284 (Morpheus; son of Hypnos (Sleep); dream-god who made human shapes appear to dreamer; name derived from morphe ('form') and therefore means 'transformer') Greek myths & Greek mythology website, July 11, 2019 (Morpheus was the God of Dreams, the one with the amazing ability of appearing in dreams of mortals in any form. Father: Hypnos, God of Sleep. Descendant of Erebus and Nyx. Mother: Pasithea, Goddess of relaxation and rest. Descendant of Hera and Dionyssus. Uncle: Thanatos, God of Death) <https://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/morpheus-the-god-of-dreams/> Theoi Project website, July 11, 2019 (Morpheus. Greek name: Μορφευς = Morpheus. Latin name: Morpheus. Morpheus was the leader of the Oneiroi, the personified spirits (daimones) of dreams. He was a messenger of the gods who appeared in the dreams of kings in human guise) <https://www.theoi.com/Daimon/OneirosMorpheus.html> Wikipedia, July 11, 2019 (Morpheus ('Fashioner', derived from the Ancient Greek: μορφή = morphē, meaning 'form, shape') is a god associated with sleep and dreams. In Ovid's Metamorphoses he is the son of Sleep, who appears in dreams in human form. From the medieval period, the name began to stand more generally for the god of dreams, or of sleep; In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Morpheus is one of the thousand sons of Somnus (Sleep)) Spanish version (Morfeo) French version (Morphée, in Ancient Greek Μορφεύς = Morpheus) Italian version (Morfeo) Korean version (모르페우스 = Morŭp'eusŭ) Russian version (Морфей = Morfeĭ) Tagalog version (Morpeo) Chinese version (摩耳甫斯 = Moerfusi) |
| Invalid LCCN | sh2002010513 |
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