Meanings
Origin
- Ancient GreekΜορφεύς
- LatinMorpheus
- EnglishMorpheus
Borrowed from Latin Morpheus (possibly coined by Ovid in his Metamorphoses as the god is not mentioned in earlier works), from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús), from μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”) (alluding to the fact that Morpheus appeared in dreams in the forms of different people) + -εύς (-eús, suffix forming masculine nouns indicating persons concerned with particular things).
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Bulgarian Морфей
- Морфей (Morfej)Greek god and personification of dreams
Catalan Morfeu
- MorfeuGreek god and personification of dreams
Czech Morfeus
- MorfeusGreek god and personification of dreams
Danish Morfeus
- MorfeusGreek god and personification of dreams
Dutch Morpheus
- MorpheusGreek god and personification of dreams
Estonian Morpheus
- MorpheusGreek god and personification of dreams
Finnish Morfeus
- MorfeusGreek god and personification of dreams
French Morphée
- MorphéeGreek god and personification of dreams
German Morpheus
- MorpheusGreek god and personification of dreams
Greek Μορφέας
- Μορφέας (Morféas)Greek god and personification of dreams
Hebrew מוֹרְפֶאוּס
- מוֹרְפֶאוּס (Morfe'us)Greek god and personification of dreams
Hungarian Morpheusz
- MorpheuszGreek god and personification of dreams
Icelandic Morfeos
- MorfeosGreek god and personification of dreams
Italian Morfeo
- MorfeoGreek god and personification of dreams
Japanese モルペウス
- モルペウス (Morupeusu)Greek god and personification of dreams
Lithuanian Morfėjus
- MorfėjusGreek god and personification of dreams
Persian مورفئوس
- مورفئوس (morfe'us)Greek god and personification of dreams
Polish Morfeusz
- MorfeuszGreek god and personification of dreams
Portuguese Morfeu
- MorfeuGreek god and personification of dreams
Romanian Morfeu
- MorfeuGreek god and personification of dreams
Russian Морфей
- Морфей (Morfej)Greek god and personification of dreams
Slovak Morfeus
- MorfeusGreek god and personification of dreams
Spanish Morfeo
- MorfeoGreek god and personification of dreams
Swedish Morfeus
- MorfeusGreek god and personification of dreams
Ukrainian Морфей
- Морфей (Morfej)Greek god and personification of dreams
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Cite this entry
Morpheus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morpheus
“Morpheus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morpheus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Morpheus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morpheus.
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