Eurydice

American

[yoo-rid-uh-see, yuh-] / yʊˈrɪd əˌsi, yə- /

Also Eurydike

noun

Classical Mythology.

Also called Agriope. the wife of Orpheus.
the wife of Creon of Thebes.

Eurydice British

/ jʊˈrɪdɪsɪ /

noun

Greek myth a dryad married to Orpheus, who sought her in Hades after she died. She could have left Hades with him had he not broken his pact and looked back at her

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The opera offers a modern twist on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, in which Diego seeks to summon his late wife on Mexico’s Day of the Dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Covell's statement follows an emotional post from actress Aurora Perrineau, who portrays Eurydice on the show.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

I specifically loved it in high school so I knew the story of Eurydice and Orpheus.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

The eight-time Tony-winning musical creatively reimagines the Greek tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice with an industrial setting, poetic lyrics and howling jazz-blues music.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2023

Upon the death of Orpheus’s wife, Eurydice, he marched into the Underworld and played his lyre for Hades until the lord of Death, so moved, agreed to return his wife.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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