Eurydice

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

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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Contemporary Examples of eurydice

He leaves, sending Eurydice long fictional accounts of his travels.
Danilo Kis, the Stylish Historian of Infamy
Anthony Paletta
June 19, 2013

Historical Examples of eurydice

Eurydice should be given back to him, but only on one condition.
A Book of Myths
Jean Lang
What if there followed him not Eurydice, but a mocking shade?
A Book of Myths
Jean Lang
Olympias adhered to Polysperchon, while Eurydice favored Cassander's cause.
Pyrrhus
Jacob Abbott
The ‘Eurydice,’ which I saw in Portsmouth harbour, is a warning for ever.
The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy"
John MacGregor
Sophie burned it all in the Orpheus and Eurydice grate, and kept her own counsel.
Actions and Reactions
Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for eurydice

Eurydice

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).