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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For Hoffman, Eurydice does not ‘mean’ Sisyphus or whatever Camus takes Sisyphus to mean.
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Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Famous Namesakes: There’s actress Daphne Eurydice Zuniga, model Daphne Joy, and TV host Daphne Oz.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 July 2025
Maya is currently starring in Eurydice, while Levon’s role in Ghosts at the Lincoln Center Theatre wrapped this past April.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 June 2025
The myth of the goddess Eurydice, in Greek mythology the wife of Orpheus, is a compelling one for Ziegler.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
The emotional clarity in Eurydice comes through in the pained reunion between Ruhl’s hero and her father.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2025
Once returned back home to his wife Eurydice, Death transmits fragments of surrealist poetry to Orpheus through the radio of the Royce.
—Rosie Stockton
may 29, Literary Hub, 29 May 2025
Arguably one of the most important relationships in Eurydice is that between Eurydice and her own father.
—Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 28 May 2025
Greek mythology is not really part of the film’s vocabulary, given the North African setting, but there are overlaps here with the myth of Orpheus and his journey into the underworld to save Eurydice.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 May 2025
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Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Famous Namesakes: There’s actress Daphne Eurydice Zuniga, model Daphne Joy, and TV host Daphne Oz.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 July 2025
Maya is currently starring in Eurydice, while Levon’s role in Ghosts at the Lincoln Center Theatre wrapped this past April.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 June 2025
The myth of the goddess Eurydice, in Greek mythology the wife of Orpheus, is a compelling one for Ziegler.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
The emotional clarity in Eurydice comes through in the pained reunion between Ruhl’s hero and her father.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2025
Once returned back home to his wife Eurydice, Death transmits fragments of surrealist poetry to Orpheus through the radio of the Royce.
—Rosie Stockton
may 29, Literary Hub, 29 May 2025
Arguably one of the most important relationships in Eurydice is that between Eurydice and her own father.
—Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 28 May 2025
Greek mythology is not really part of the film’s vocabulary, given the North African setting, but there are overlaps here with the myth of Orpheus and his journey into the underworld to save Eurydice.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 May 2025
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“Eurydice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Eurydice. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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