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Eurydice

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Eurydice

In Greek mythology, the wife of Orpheus. She was a dryad, or forest nymph, and died from a snake-bite while fleeing from Aristaeus. Orpheus attempted to fetch her back from the realm of the dead, but was unsuccessful.

Descending to Hades, the underworld, he charmed Pluto with his lyre playing and persuaded the god to allow Eurydice to follow him back to the upper world, on condition that he did not look behind him; he turned at the gates and Eurydice was lost. They were reunited after his death,and his lyre became the constellation Lyra.

Eurydice (lived 4th century BC)

Illyrian princess, wife of Amyntas II, King of Macedonia (ruled 393–370 BC), mother of Alexander II, Philip II of Macedon, and Perdiccas.



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Thus our heroe and the redeemed lady walked in the same manner as Orpheus and Eurydice marched heretofore; but though I cannot believe that Jones was designedly tempted by his fair one to look behind him, yet as she frequently wanted his assistance to help her over stiles, and had besides many trips and other accidents, he was often obliged to turn about.
When they had done praying and sprinkling the barley meal {32} Thrasymedes dealt his blow, and brought the heifer down with a stroke that cut through the tendons at the base of her neck, whereon the daughters and daughters in law of Nestor, and his venerable wife Eurydice (she was eldest daughter to Clymenus) screamed with delight.
And Acrisius had by Eurydice the daughter of Lacedemon, Danae; and Proetus by Stheneboea `Lysippe and Iphinoe and Iphianassa'.
 
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