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.

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Also Eu·ryd·i·ke [yoo-rid-i-kee, yuh-] /yʊˈrɪd ɪˌki, yə-/.
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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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