مورفيوس
thumb|Morpheus, painted by Jean-Bernard Restout Morpheus ( 'Fashioner', derived from , meaning 'form, shape') is a god associated with sleep and dreams. In Ovid's Metamorphoses he is the son of Somnus (Sleep, the Roman counterpart of Hypnos) and appears in dreams in human form. From the Middle Ages, the name began to stand more generally for the god of dreams, or of sleep.
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Morpheus is a god from Roman mythology associated with sleep and dreams, who according to Ovid's Metamorphoses is the son of Somnus and appears to humans in dream form. The name has been used since the Middle Ages as a general term for the god of dreams or sleep, making Morpheus an enduring symbol of sleep in Western culture.
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مورفيوس (Morpheus) يشير إلى إله الأحلام في الأساطير الإغريقية. وهو أحد أبناء هيبنوس إله النوم. كان يعتقد أنه يأخذ شكلاً آدميًا ويظهر للناس في نومهم. وعندما يُقال في الإنجليزية ما معناه «إن شخصًا ما بين يدي مورفيوس» فهذا يعني أنه نائم، وقد اشتق اسمُ مُخدر المورفين من اسم هذه الشخصية.
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