Eurydice

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

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noun

Classical Mythology.

Also called ��·��·��·�� [uh, -, grahy, -, uh, -pee]. the wife of Orpheus.
the wife of Creon of Thebes.

Eurydice

/ ��ʊˈ��ɪ��ɪ��ɪ /

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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