MOR′PHEUS. The god of sleep and dreams, the minister of Somnus.
“Morpheus, the humble god that dwells
In cottages and smoky cells;
Hates gilded roofs and beds of down,
And though he fears no prince’s frown,
Flies from the circle of a crown.”
Sir JOHN DENMAN.
MORS. Death, a daughter of Nox.
MOUNTAIN, see Atlas, Nymph.
MUL′CIBER. A name of Vulcan, sometimes spelled Mulcifer. See Vulcan.
MUN′IN. The Scandinavian god of memory, represented by the raven that
was perched on Odin’s shoulder.
MUSCA′RIUS. A name given to Jupiter because he kept off the flies from
the sacrifices.
MU′SES, THE, were nine daughters of Jupiter and Mnemosyne. They
presided over the arts and sciences, music and poetry. Their names
were, Calliope, Clio, Erato, Thalia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Euterpe,
Polyhymnia, and Urania. They principally resided in Mount Parnassus,
at Helicon.
“Be thou the tenth Muse, ten times more in worth,
Than those old nine which rhymers advocate.”