in the arms of Morpheus

Meaning: Asleep.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Example: “Five minutes into the film, Dad was in the arms of Morpheus.”

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Morpheus is the god of dreams in Ovid's Metamorphoses (8 AD); his name also gave us "morphine." The poetic phrase is found in English from the 19th century.

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