Eurydice

[ yoo-rid-uh-see, yuh- ]

/ yʊˈrɪd əˌsi, yə- /

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noun Classical Mythology.

Also called A·gri·o·pe

[uh-grahy-uh-pee] /əˈgraɪ əˌpi/ . the wife of Orpheus.

the wife of Creon of Thebes.

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Also Eu·ryd·i·ke

[yoo-rid-i-kee, yuh-]. /yʊˈrɪd ɪˌki, yə-/.

Words nearby Eurydice

Eurybates, eurybath, eurybathic, Eurybia, Euryclea, Eurydice, euryhaline, Eurymachus, euryphagous, eurypterid, Eurystheus

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How to use Eurydice in a sentence

When we remember Pearl Harbor, we find ourselves in the position of Orpheus, suddenly mistrusting Hades’ bargain, compelled to look back, only to discover that Eurydice has vanished.
America Learned the Wrong Lessons From Pearl Harbor—And the World Is Still Living With the Consequences|Elizabeth D. Samet|December 6, 2021|Time
When there, fans of songs and sweets should definitely make time to see if Eurydice is around.
Five sensational vacation destinations from the virtual worlds of video games|Shelly Tan, Elise Favis, Gene Park, Armand Emamdjomeh|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
He leaves, sending Eurydice long fictional accounts of his travels.
Danilo Kis, the Stylish Historian of Infamy|Anthony Paletta|June 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was allowed to take Eurydice, as long as he did not look at her until they were once again in the sunlight of the upper world.
Ann Wroe’s ‘Orpheus’: Why the Mythological Muse Haunts Us|Ann Wroe|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Just as the lovely Eurydice stood in the doorway, the anxious Orpheus looked back.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song|Florence Holbrook
The prohibition to look back was imposed on Orpheus when he went to rescue Eurydice from Hades.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
The voices—except in the choruses—are all women's voices; and there are only three characters—Orpheus, Amor, and Eurydice.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
Who has forgotten that shrinking of the awed and tender imagination, which shuns the actual telling that Eurydice died?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845|Various
The story of Orpheus and Eurydice is often alluded to in poetry.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker

British Dictionary definitions for Eurydice

Eurydice

/ (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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