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-/.
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eurybath, eurybathic, Eurybia, eurycephalic, Euryclea, Eurydice, eurygnathic, euryhaline, Eurymachus, euryon, euryopia
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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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