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Morpheus
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E.M. Berens
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.
1880
Greece
Greek and Roman Gods, Legendary Creatures, Mythical Heroes, and Minor Deities
Public Domain (copyright expired)
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Morpheus
Morpheus, the son of Hypnus, was the god of Dreams.
He is always represented winged, and appears sometimes as a youth, sometimes as an old man. In his hand he bears a cluster of poppies, and as he steps with noiseless footsteps over the earth, he gently scatters the seeds of this sleep-producing plant over the eyes of weary mortals.
Homer describes the House of Dreams as having two gates: one, whence issue all deceptive and flattering visions, being formed of ivory; the other, through which proceed those dreams which are fulfilled, of horn.
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