Eurydice

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

/ yʊˈrɪd əˌsi, yə- /

noun Classical Mythology.

Also called Agriope. the wife of Orpheus.

the wife of Creon of Thebes.

Also Eu·ryd·i·ke

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

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Examples from the Web for eurydice

He leaves, sending Eurydice long fictional accounts of his travels.
Danilo Kis, the Stylish Historian of Infamy|Anthony Paletta|June 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Eurydice kissed Stella tenderly before she left the house to go to the town hall.
The Second Fiddle|Phyllis Bottome
In 1878 the Eurydice was passing along by the Undercliff under full sail.
The Isle of Wight|G. E. Mitton
Eurydice's heel is pierced by the serpent, behind the scenes.
A History of Pantomime|R. J. Broadbent

In her barbarous instincts, Eurydice gives evidence of the non-Hellenic blood in her veins.
Greek Women|Mitchell Carroll
Jacopo Peri and Caccini were among the first workers in the comparatively new form, and they both took the same subject, Eurydice.
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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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Word Origin and History for eurydice

Eurydice

wife of Orpheus in Greek mythology, from Latin, from Greek Eurydike, literally "wide justice," from eurys "wide" (see aneurysm) + dike "right, custom, usage, law; justice" (cognate with Latin dicere "to show, tell;" see diction).