Eurydice (disambiguation)

Eurydice (disambiguation)

In Greek Mythology, Eurydice may refer to:
* Eurydice, wife of the musician Orpheus
* Eurydice of Thebes, wife of Creon and mother of Haemon and Megara
* Eurydice of Argos, wife of King Acrisius and mother of Danae
* Eurydice of Mycenae, daughter of Pelops, wife of Electryon, and mother of Alcmena
* Eurydice of Pylos, daughter of Clymenus, wife of Nestor
* Eurydice of Troy, daughter of Adrastus, wife of Ilus, and mother of King Laomedon
* Eurydice, mother of Opheltes by King Lycurgus of Nemea
* 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. She married (and murdered) Dryas, son of Aegyptus and Caliadne.


=Historical women=

* Eurydice II of Macedon, mother of the king of Macedonia, Philip II
* Eurydice III of Macedon, 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
*Euridice of Athens,wife of Demetrius I Poliorcetes

Other uses

* Eurydice (European Network), The Information Network on Education in Europe
* Eurydice (play), the name of a play written by Sarah Ruhl
* Euridice (opera), the name of an opera written in 1600 by Jacopo Peri and Ottavio Rinuccini
* 75 Eurydike, an asteroid
* Eurydice, a modern poem by Carol Ann Duffy, featured in The World's Wife.
* Eurydice, a poem by Harryette Mullen in her book Sleeping with the Dictionary.
* Eurydice is the title of a painting by Ludwig Löfftz
* HMS Eurydice, name of two British warships of the 18th and 19th centuries.
* "Eurydice", a song by The Crüxshadows
* Eurydice Shrine (accompanied with the tune, Unwavering Resolve), is the stage that Sophitia and Cassandra share in Soulcalibur II.
* "Eurydice pulchra", the species of crustacean commonly known as the speckled sea louse.


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