In Greek mythology,

Eurydice Eurydice (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη 'wide justice') was a character in Greek mythology and the Auloniad wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music. Etymology Several meanings for the name ...

is the wife of the musician Orpheus. Eurydice or Euridice may also refer to:

People

* Eurydice, wife of Amyntas I of Macedon and mother of Alexander I of Macedon *

Eurydice I of Macedon Eurydice ( Greek: – from ευρύς ''eurys'', "wide" and δίκη ''dike'', "right, custom, usage, law; justice", literally "wide justice") was an Ancient Macedonian queen and wife of king Amyntas III of Macedon. She was the daughter of ...

, mother of the king of Macedonia, Philip II *

Eurydice II of Macedon Eurydice (Greek: Εὐρυδίκη ''Eurydike''; died 317 BC) was the Queen of Macedon, wife of Philip III, daughter of Amyntas IV, son of Perdiccas III, and Cynane, daughter of Philip II and his first wife Audata. Biography Early life Eurydic ...

(died 317 BC), wife of the nominal king of Macedonia, Philip Arrhidaeus *

Eurydice of Egypt Eurydice ( grc, Εὐρυδίκη) third known wife to Ptolemy I Soter and as such a queen of Egypt Life Eurydice (ca. 330-post 279 BCE) is thought to be the youngest of Antipater's known daughters. Her wedding date and repudiation date are a ...

, wife of Ptolemy I Soter, king of Egypt *

Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon Eurydice (Greek: Εὐρυδίκη), born Cleopatra (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα) was a mid-4th century BC Macedonian noblewoman, niece of Attalus, and last of the seven wives of Philip II of Macedon, but the first Macedonian one. Biography Cleo ...

, wife of Philip II of Macedon *

Eurydice (wife of Antipater II of Macedon) Eurydice ( el, Εὐρυδίκη, was a Greek Princess who was of Macedonian and Thessalian descent. She was the first daughter and second child born to the diadochus who was King of Thrace, Asia Minor Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası) ...

, daughter of Lysimachus and Nicaea * Eurydice of Athens, one of the wives of Demetrius I Poliorcetes * Eurydice Dixon (1995 – 2018), Australian comedian and actress murdered in a Melbourne park.

Mythological figures

Eurydice (Greek myth) In Greek mythology, Eurydice (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη , ''Eurydikē'' "wide justice", derived from ''ευρυς eurys'' "wide" and ''δικη dike'' "justice), may refer to the following characters: * Eurydice, one of the 50 Nereids, se ...

, various mythological figures *

Eurydice of Thebes In Greek mythology, Eurydice (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη, ''Eὐrudíkē'' "wide justice", derived from ''ευρυς eurys'' "wide" and ''δικη dike'' "justice) sometimes called Henioche, was the wife of Creon, a king of Thebes. F ...

, wife of the king Creon

Arts and entertainment

* ''Eurydice'' (Mallet play) a 1731 tragedy by David Mallet * ''Eurydice'' (Anouilh play), a 1941 play by Jean Anouilh * ''Eurydice'' (Ruhl play), a 2003 play by Sarah Ruhl * ''Euridice'' (Caccini), a 1602 opera by Giulio Caccini * ''Euridice'' (Peri), a 1600 opera by Jacopo Peri * ''Eurydice'' (Aucoin), a 2020 opera by Matthew Aucoin * ''Eurydice'', a modern poem by

Carol Ann Duffy Dame Carol Ann Duffy (born 23 December 1955) is a Scottish poet and playwright. She is a professor of contemporary poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Poet Laureate in May 2009, resigning in 2019. She was the first ...

* ''Eurydice'', a poem by

Harryette Mullen Harryette Mullen (born July 1, 1953), Professor of English at University of California, Los Angeles, is an American poet, short story writer, and literary scholar. Life Mullen was born in Florence, Alabama, grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, gradua ...

* ''Eurydice'', a painting by Ludwig Löfftz * "Eurydice", a song by

Sleepthief ''Sleepthief'' is an American electronic music recording project formed by producer and composer Justin Elswick. Elswick began writing music for the album ten years prior to its release. The album was mixed, mastered, co-produced, and co-arranged ...

with vocals by Jody Quine * "Eurydice", a song from the 1971 album ''

Weather Report Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band active from 1970 to 1986. The band was founded in 1970 by Austrian virtuoso keyboardist Joe Zawinul, American saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš, American drummer and voca ...

'' * "Eurydice", a song by

The Crüxshadows The Crüxshadows is an American dark wave and dark synthpop band currently based in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The band has an international following of fans and has toured North America, Europe, and Asia. History The band was o ...

* Eurydice or

Patsy Stone Patsy Stone is one of the two main characters from the British television sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous'', portrayed by actress Joanna Lumley. Background Patsy was the last of a string of children born to an aging Bohemian mother in Paris, who g ...

, a character in the UK television series ''Absolutely Fabulous''

Ships

* , a post ship which was broken up in 1834 * , a post ship, later a training ship which foundered in 1878 * , an which was scuttled in 1942 * , launched in 1962 and lost in 1970 * ''Eurydice'' (1797 ship), primarily a West Indiaman

Other uses

* ''Eurydice'' (crustacean), a genus of isopod crustaceans * ''Eurydice'' (magazine), Greek language magazine in the Ottoman Empire *

Eurydice Network The Eurydice Network is a European Commission-funded education information network in Europe. It consists of a coordinating European Unit and a series of national units; its aim is to provide policy makers in the member states of the European Unio ...

, the Information Network on Education in Europe *

Eurydice Peninsula Eurydice Peninsula ( bg, полуостров Евридика, poluostrov Evridika, ) is the predominantly ice-covered 8 km wide peninsula projecting from Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula 7.4 km northwestwards into Charlotte Bay south of ...

, Antarctica * 75 Eurydike, an asteroid * '' Ctenotus eurydice'', a species of lizard * '' Gerrhopilus eurydice'', a species of snake {{disambiguation, given name, ship