in the arms of Morpheus

== English == === Etymology === In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Morpheus is the god of dreams, and subsequently he was often referred to as the god of sleep. The name is borrowed from Latin Morpheus, 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪn ði ˈaːms əv ˈmɔː.fɪ.əs/, /-ˈmɔː.fjuːs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪn ði ˈaɹms əv ˈmɔɹ.fɪ.əs/, /-ˈmɔɹˌfjus/ Hyphenation: in the arms of Mor‧phe‧us === Prepositional phrase === in the arms of Morpheus (literary, figurative) Asleep, sleeping. Synonym: (obsolete) in Morpheus' arms (by extension, figurative) In a state of being completely forgotten, or of unawareness. ==== Derived terms ==== in the arms of Murphy ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Morpheus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia sleep on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “in the arms of Morpheus, †in Morpheus’ arms” under “Morpheus, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2002. “in the arms of Morpheus”, in Collins English Dictionary. “in the arms of Morpheus” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “in the arms of Morpheus” (US) / “in the arms of Morpheus” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.