Who is Morpheus? Describe his house in the underworld.

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Who is Morpheus Describe his house in the underworld Morpheus is the Greek god of dreams who lives in the underworld He controls the world of dreams In The Faerie Queene Book I Canto I Morpheus helps the evil magician Archimago Archimago brings a false lustful dream from Morpheus to deceive the Red Cross Knight This is Archimago s trick to mislead the knight and make him leave Lady Una Morpheus does not speak much He is always sleeping and does not care about anything His job is to send dreams when someone wakes him up Morpheus s underworld house is described below Dark and Silent House Morpheus lives in the underworld His house is deep inside the earth where sunlight never comes In this place everything is silent and peaceful which is perfect for sleep It is far away from any noise or enemies Spenser writes Wrapt in eternall

silence farre from enemyes Doors and Dogs The house has two doors One door is made of ivory and the other is covered with silver There are watchdogs in front of the doors to keep away anyone who brings worries or problems And wakefull dogges before them farre do lye Perfect for Dreaming Inside the house everything is calm perfect for dreaming A small stream flows There is soft rain with a light wind It sounds like bees humming This sound helps people fall into a deep sleep and dream There is only quietness and rest Morpheus sleeps deeply in this place Even when someone talks to him he does not wake up He only wakes up when someone shakes him hard or uses magic In short Morpheus is the god of dreams His house is a silent dark place in the underworld It is the perfect place for deep peaceful sleep

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