Eurydice Definition

yo͝o-rĭdĭ-sē
noun
The wife of Orpheus, whom he failed to rescue from the underworld when he looked back at her on their journey back to the upper world of the living and so violated the command of Hades.
American Heritage

The wife of Orpheus.

Webster's New World
pronoun

(Greek mythology) A nymph and the wife of Orpheus.

Wiktionary
(Greek mythology) The name of various figures in the Greek mythology.
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Origin of Eurydice

  • From Latin Eurydice, from Ancient Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurudikē).

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Eurydice Sentence Examples

  • Orpheus went down to the lower world and by his music softened the heart of Pluto and Persephone, who allowed Eurydice to return with him to earth.

  • In his anxiety he broke his promise, and Eurydice vanished again from his sight.

  • While in Thrace he is said to have caused the death of Eurydice, who was bitten by a snake while fleeing from him.

  • But the most famous story in which he figures is that of his wife Eurydice.

  • Other ancient writers, however, speak of his visit to the underworld; according to Plato, the infernal gods only " presented an apparition" of Eurydice to him.

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