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Morpheus (mythology) facts for kids

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Morpheus was the god of dreams. Hypnos (the god of sleep) was his father. Pasithea (the goddess of relaxation and rest) was his mother.

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  • Restout - Morpheus

    Morpheus, painted by Jean-Bernard Restout

  • Aurora weckt Morpheus

    Aurora wakes Morpheus by Bartolomeo Altomonte (1769)

  • Le Brun Le Soir ou Morphée

    Evening or Morpheus by Charles Le Brun

  • Johann Wilhelm Baur - Morpheus in the house of Ceyx, before Alcyone

    Morpheus appears to Alcyone. Engraving (or etching more likely) by Bauer for Ovid's Metamorphoses Book XI, 633–676.

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