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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, wife of Orpheus who he attempted to bring back from the Underworld.
- 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 Giulio 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 Sleepthief with vocals by Jody Quine
- "Eurydice", a song from the 1971 album Weather Report
- "Eurydice", a song by The Cruxshadows
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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