MORPHEUS Morpheus was one of the two Greek gods of dreams, it being his function to shape and mould the visions which men saw as they slept, and in the manner in which the gods wished them to be sent to mortals. In this he was assisted by Ikelos, who made his dreams seem real, Phobetor, the maker of alarming dreams, and Phantasos, who troubledsleepers with many strange phenomena. Morpheus was also seen as the guardian or watchman of dreams.