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Morphine is the painkilling drug named after Morpheus.

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Which drug is named after the Greek god of dreams?

The Greek God of dreams was Morpheus, and the drug named after him is morphine.


Greek god of dreams?

The Greek god of dreams was Morpheus. He was the son of Hypnos (sleep) and Pasithea (a grace). Morpheus has the abilty to be able to take any human's form when he goes into a dream. His symbol is the poppy.


Why is morphium a name for a drug?

Morphine and other such compounds are named after Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams, for the dream-like state that is often the effect of such medications.


What drug did Morpheus give his name to?

Morpheus was the God of sleep ... they named morphine after him because it eases pain and causes deep sleep.


What is the origin of the word morphine?

Morphine was first isolated in 1804 in Paderborn, Germany, by the German pharmacist Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sertürner, who named it morphium after Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams. But it was not until the development of the hypodermic needle in 1853 that its use spread. It was used for pain relief, and as a "cure" for opium and alcohol addiction. Later it was found out that morphine was even more addictive than either alcohol or opium, and its extensive use during the American Civil War allegedly resulted in over 400,000 sufferers from the "soldier's disease" of morphine addiction. This idea has been a subject of controversy, as there have been suggestions that such a disease was in fact a hoax.-----------------The word "morphine", a drug used to relieve pain, is derived from Morpheus, the Greek God of Dreams. Morpheus was appropriately the son of Somnus, the God of Sleep.


How are the Greek mythology names seen all around us?

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