Eurydice – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Eurydice
n.
wife of Orpheus (Greek Mythology)
Eurydice
In
Greek mythology,
Eurydice (; ,
Eurydike) was an oak
nymph or one of the daughters of
Apollo (the god of music, who also drove the sun chariot, 'adopting' the power as god of the Sun from the primordial god
Helios). She was the wife of
Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music.
Eurydice
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus
(hypernym) mythical being
(classification) Greek mythology
Eurydice
n.
Eurydice, wife of Orpheus (Greek Mythology)
Eurydice
[Greek] Eurydice and Orpheus were young and in love. So deep was their love that they were practically inseparable. So dependent was their love that each felt they could not live without the other. These young lovers were very happy and spent their time frolicking through the meadows. One day Eurdice was gaily running through a meadow with Orpheus when she was bitten by a serpent. The poison of the sting killed her and she descended to Hades immediately. Orpheus was son of the great Olympian god Apollo. In many ways Apollo was the god of music and Orpheus was blessed with musical talents. Orpheus was so sad about the loss of his love that he composed music to express the terrible emptiness which pervaded his every breath and movement. He was so desperate and found so little else meaningful, that he decided address Hades. As the overseer of the underworld, Hades heart had to be hard as steel, and so it was. Many approached Hades to beg for loved ones back and as many times were refused. But ...
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