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eurydice

/jʊˈrɪd.ɪ.si/

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noun

/jʊˈrɪd.ɪ.si/C1formal
  • ruИмя собственное из греческой мифологии, относящееся к жене Орфея.

A proper noun from Greek mythology referring to the wife of Orpheus.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Mythological figureC1formal

    In Greek mythology, the wife of the musician Orpheus, who died from a snakebite and was brought back from the underworld by her husband's music.

    ruЭвридика

    • Orpheus descended into Hades to rescue Eurydice.
    • The story of Orpheus and Eurydice is a famous Greek myth.
    • Eurydice was allowed to leave the underworld on the condition that Orpheus not look back.