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Eurydice

Eu ryd i ce |yəˈridəsē jəˈrɪdəsi |Greek Mythology the wife of Orpheus. After she was killed by a snake, Orpheus secured her release from the underworld on the condition that he not look back at her on their way back to the world of the living. But Orpheus did look back, whereupon Eurydice disappeared.

 

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Eurydice

Eurydice |ˌjʊəˈrɪdɪsi |Greek Mythology the wife of Orpheus. After she was killed by a snake Orpheus secured her release from the underworld on the condition that he did not look back at her on their way back to the world of the living. But Orpheus did look back, whereupon Eurydice disappeared.

 

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