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in the arms of Morpheus

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in the arms of Morpheus

Asleep. Morpheus, son of Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep, was the god of dreams. He lent his name to morphine and to the pretentiously classical allusion “in the arms of Morpheus.”

See also: arm, of