Eurydice

American  

[yoo-rid-uh-see, yuh-] / jʊˈrɪd əˌsi, jə- /

Also Eurydike

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. Also called Agriope.  the wife of Orpheus.

2. the wife of Creon of Thebes.

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Eurydice British  

/ jʊˈrɪdɪsɪ /

noun

1. 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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Eurydice

The post-apocalyptic, jazzy New Orleans-style “Hadestown,” written by Anaïs Mitchell, is a mythical love story that follows young lovers Orpheus and Eurydice and the rulers of the underworld, Hades and Persephone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

And she sings most of the Orpheus music from Gluck’s opera: I wish a complete recording, with equally sensitive artists taking on the roles of Eurydice and Amor, could have been put together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

Hefin Meara, a marine archaeologist at Historic England, said paintings suggested it had been used to save another naval vessel - HMS Eurydice - off the Isle of Wight in 1878.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

He determined to go down to the world of death and try to bring Eurydice back.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton