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Greek Mythology > People, Places, & Things > Eurydike (2)
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A tree nymph, a dryad; she is also called Agriope; the wife of Orpheus.
Eurydike was bitten by a poisonous snake and died as she was fleeing from Apollon’s son, Aristaios.
After her death, Orpheus was so distraught that he ventured into the Underworld in an attempt to bring her back to the sunlight; Orpheus used his wit and talent to charm Hades (lord of the Underworld) and Eurydike was allowed to return to the surface of the earth provided that Orpheus lead the way and not look back to see if Eurydike was following him; at the very last moment Orpheus was compelled to look around and, by doing so, Eurydike was returned to the land of the dead and lost to Orpheus until he also died.
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