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Eurydice
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Eu·ryd·i·ce  (y-rd-s)
n. Greek Mythology
The wife of Orpheus, whom he failed to rescue from Hades when he looked back at her and so violated the command of Pluto on their journey back to the upper world of the living.

Eurydice [jʊˈrɪdɪsɪ]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) 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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Noun1.Eurydice - (Greek mythology) the wife of OrpheusEurydice - (Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Translations
Eurydice [jʊˈrɪdɪsiː] NEurídice
Eurydice [jʊˈrɪdɪsɪ] nEuridice f


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