Eurydice
noun
Eu·ryd·i·ce
yu̇-ˈri-də-(ˌ)sē 
: the wife of Orpheus whom he attempts to bring back from Hades
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Prometheus then looked to overthrow Zeus with the help of three humans: Eurydice (Aurora Perrineau), Ariadne (Leila Farzad) and Caeneus (Misia Butler).
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Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
Prometheus then attempts to overthrow Zeus with the help of three humans: Eurydice (Aurora Perrineau), Ariadne (Leila Farzad) and Caeneus (Misia Butler).
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
The series starred Jeff Goldblum as a paranoid, insecure Zeus, who stands at the center of a power struggle between the gods and humanity—an effort spearheaded by Prometheus and a group of humans including Eurydice, Ariadne, and Caeneus.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Prometheus then attempts to overthrow Zeus with the help of three humans, Eurydice, Ariadne and Caeneus.
—Variety Entertainment News Service (tns), Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2024
Hadestown is based on the 2010 concept album adapting the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice by folk singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, who then went on to create the show’s music, lyrics and book.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
The girls were raised by their mother, Eurydice—a nurse who had previously owned a retail store in Antigua—and their mother’s step-grandmother, who Ambrose says evoked glamour.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Sep. 2024
Read: All of Shakespeare’s plays are about race While Orpheus labors to retrieve her, Eurydice meets several other characters whose mythic origins have often been retold through the lens of male violence or aggression.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
In Greek mythology, Orpheus traveled to the underworld to retrieve his wife Eurydice—and has been the inspiration for many forms of art and pop culture ever since.
—Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
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Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
Prometheus then attempts to overthrow Zeus with the help of three humans: Eurydice (Aurora Perrineau), Ariadne (Leila Farzad) and Caeneus (Misia Butler).
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
The series starred Jeff Goldblum as a paranoid, insecure Zeus, who stands at the center of a power struggle between the gods and humanity—an effort spearheaded by Prometheus and a group of humans including Eurydice, Ariadne, and Caeneus.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Prometheus then attempts to overthrow Zeus with the help of three humans, Eurydice, Ariadne and Caeneus.
—Variety Entertainment News Service (tns), Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2024
Hadestown is based on the 2010 concept album adapting the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice by folk singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, who then went on to create the show’s music, lyrics and book.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
The girls were raised by their mother, Eurydice—a nurse who had previously owned a retail store in Antigua—and their mother’s step-grandmother, who Ambrose says evoked glamour.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Sep. 2024
Read: All of Shakespeare’s plays are about race While Orpheus labors to retrieve her, Eurydice meets several other characters whose mythic origins have often been retold through the lens of male violence or aggression.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
In Greek mythology, Orpheus traveled to the underworld to retrieve his wife Eurydice—and has been the inspiration for many forms of art and pop culture ever since.
—Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
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