Eurydice (disambiguation)

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In Greek mythology, Eurydice is the wife of the musician Orpheus.

Eurydice or Euridice may also refer to:

People

In Greek mythology

• Eurydice of Thebes, wife of Creon and mother of Haemon, Menoeceus and Megara
• Eurydice of Argos, wife of King Acrisius and mother of Danae
• Eurydice of Mycenae, daughter of Pelops, wife of Electryon, and grandmother of Heracles
• Eurydice of Pylos, daughter of Clymenus, wife of Nestor
• Eurydice of Troy, daughter of Adrastus, wife of Ilus, and mother of King Laomedon
• Eurydice of Nemea, wife of King Lycurgus of Nemea and mother of Opheltes
• Eurydice, wife of Neleus, mother of Thrasymedes
• Eurydice, daughter of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle
• Eurydice, wife of Aeneas, mother of Ascanius and Etias
• Eurydice, a Nereid
• Eurydice, one of the Danaids, daughter of Danaus and Polyxo, who married (and murdered) Dryas

Historical figures

• Eurydice, wife of Amyntas I of Macedon and mother of Alexander I of Macedon
• Eurydice I of Macedon, mother of the king of Macedonia, Philip II
• Eurydice II of Macedon (died 317 BC), wife of the nominal king of Macedonia, Philip Arrhidaeus
• Eurydice of Egypt, wife of Ptolemy I Soter, king of Egypt
• Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, wife of Philip II of Macedon
• Eurydice (wife of Antipater II of Macedon), daughter of Lysimachus and Nicaea
• Eurydice of Athens, one of the wives of Demetrius I Poliorcetes

Other

• Eurydice or Patsy Stone, a character in the UK television series Absolutely Fabulous

The arts

• Eurydice (Anouilh play), a 1941 play by Jean Anouilh
• Eurydice (Ruhl play), a play by Sarah Ruhl
• Euridice (Peri), an opera by Jocopo Peri
• Euridice (Caccini), an opera by Giuliu Caccini
• Eurydice, a modern poem by Carol Ann Duffy
• Eurydice, a poem by Harryette Mullen
• Eurydice, a painting by Ludwig Löfftz
• "Eurydice", a song by The Crüxshadows
• Euridice (song), sung by Jody Quine of the group Sleepthief
• "Eurydice", a song from the jazz album Weather Report, written by Wayne Shorter
• "Eurydice, a song by Donnally

Other uses

• Eurydice Network, the Information Network on Education in Europe
• 75 Eurydike, an asteroid
• HMS Eurydice, two British warships of the 18th and 19th centuries
• French submarine Eurydice (S644), a French submarine
• Eurydice (genus), a genus of isopod crustaceans

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