Morpheus
Morpheus was the God of dreams. He was responsible for the dreams people had. He had the ability to appear in dreams in any form. Which is where his name "morph" in Greek meaning "form" came from since he was the one responsible for how the dream was shaped and formed. He is also responsible for the name of the drug morphine which is his legacy. A more common name for him that is used more frequently in present day is Sandman. When Morpheus put his arms around someone sleeping they would have a good nights rest but also dream about their future or upcoming events. Morpheus's true form was a mans body with wings on his back. It was believed that Thanatos; the god of non-violent deaths, his uncle, gave him and his brothers the wings. He has three brothers who's powers were all related to styles of dreams. The legend says he used his wings to carry his wingless father Hypnos; god of sleep, to the dream world where he often hid him from Zeus's harm in the caves. This might of been because Hypnos was a lazy god and would spend most his time sleeping. Morpheus was supposed to be one of the busiest gods and to never have had a wife. But some tales tell him falling for one the three graces and being wed to her which lead to the birth of many black winged children who are the dream keepers for common people.
Sara, you know who else is called morph and is you. I didn't know the sandman came from the Greeks. It seems all myths creatures came from Greek mythology which is really interesting and cool.
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