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  2. Family. Eurydice was probably the mother of Creon's five children: Menoeceus ( Megareus ), Lycomedes, Haemon, Megara and Pyrrha .

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    Eurydice was the Auloniad wife of musician Orpheus, who loved her dearly; on their wedding day, he played joyful songs as his bride danced through the meadow. One day, Aristaeus saw and pursued Eurydice, who stepped on a viper, was bitten, and died thereafter.

  4. Oct 26, 2016 · Eurydice was a Greek nymph. She married Orpheus, a legendary poet and musician. She died tragically young, and her lover literally went to the end of the world and back again to try and save her.

  5. Eurydice’s marriage to Orpheus. Orpheus is a well-known figure in Greek mythology. Originating in Thrace, he’s one of many sons of Apollo. While Eurydice and Orpheus shared a father in some versions of this tale, romantic relationships between shared lineage are relatively common in Greek mythology.

  6. May 16, 2024 · Eurydice, in ancient Greek legend, the wife of Orpheus. Her husband’s attempt to retrieve Eurydice from Hades forms the basis of one of the most popular Greek legends.

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  7. The ancient legend of Orpheus and Eurydice (Greek: Ὀρφεύς, Εὐρυδίκη, Orpheus, Eurydikē) concerns the fateful love of Orpheus of Thrace for the beautiful Eurydice. Orpheus was the son of Oeagrus and the muse Calliope .

  8. Who was Eurydice? Eurydice was a nymph in Greek mythology, one of the daughters of the god Apollo. She was married to Orpheus, a legendary musician and poet.

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