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.
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