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In Greek Mythology , there were several characters named Eurydice ('''Eurydíkê''', Ευρυδικη). WIFE OF ORPHEUS The most famous was a woman—or a and by his music softened the heart of Hades and Persephone , who allowed Eurydice to return with him to the world of the living. But the condition was attached that he should walk in front of her and not look back until he had reached the upper world. In his anxiety, he broke his promise, and Eurydice vanished again from his sight. The story in this form belongs to the time of Virgil , who first introduces the name of Aristaeus. Other ancient writers, however, speak of Orpheus' visit to the underworld; according to Plato , the infernal gods only "presented an apparition" of Eurydice to him. Connections with other mythologies The story of Eurydice and Orpheus has strong similarities with the Japanese Myth of Izanami and Izanagi and the Maya n myth of Ix Chel and Itzamna . There may be connections going back to Paleolithic times. The other myths seem to be more violent and horrifying than the Greek version. This may be due at least in part to Virgil, Plato, and the other classical writers softening down the story, which in its older versions (now lost) may have also been very violent. Drama ''Eurydice'' (also '''''Erudice''''' or '''''Euridice''''') is an Opera written in Florence by Jacopo Peri and Ottavio Rinuccini in 1600 . It was created for the Marriage of Henry IV and Maria De Medici . This is considered by some to be the second work of modern opera, and the first such musical drama to survive to the present day. (The first, ''Dafne'', was written by the same authors in 1597 .) For many of the other stage and screen reinterpretations of the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, see the article on Orpheus . '' Eurydice '' is also a play which retells the myth of Orpheus from Eurydice's Point Of View . WIFE OF CREON Another woman in Greek mythology named Eurydice was the wife of Creon , who killed herself after learning that her son Haemon and his betrothed, Antigone , had both committed suicide. WIFE OF ACRISIUS One Eurydice was wife to Acrisius , king of Argos , mother of Danae and therefore grandmother to Perseus . She was said to have been a daughter to Lacedaemon and Sparta , the legendary founders of Sparta . Generally, she is confused with Orpheus's Eurydice. WIFE OF NESTOR The wife of Nestor was also named Eurydice. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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