King Morpheus is the king of Slumberland as depicted in the Little Nemo

Little Nemo

Little Nemo is the main fictional character in a series of weekly comic strips by Winsor McCay that appeared in the New York Herald and William Randolph Hearst's New York American newspapers from October 15, 1905 – April 23, 1911 and April 30, 1911 – July 26, 1914; respectively.The...

comics, the anime movie in 1989, and the Nintendo game. His name comes from the Greek god of dreams Morpheus

Morpheus (mythology)

Morpheus in Greek mythology is the god of dreams, leader of the Oneiroi. Morpheus has the ability to take any human form and appear in dreams...

. He is also the father of Princess Camille, who is also shown in the Little Nemo comic strips, anime movie and video game.

In music

King Morpheus is mentioned in the song "Scenes from A Night's Dream" about Little Nemo, by the rock group Genesis

Genesis (band)

Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...

 on the album And Then There Were Three.