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πŸ‘€ Eurydice (w. of Orpheus)

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  • Gender
    Female
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Wife of
    πŸ‘€ Orpheus husband of Eurydice
    Dies at
    🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece
    Has post-mortem existence at
    🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Orpheus husband of EurydiceπŸ‘€ Hades Underworld god🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades🌍 Aornon (Thesprotia)πŸ‘€ Persephone daughter of DemeterπŸ‘€ Apollo Olympian godπŸ‘€ Pythia (prophet) Apollo's priestess at the oracle of Delphi🏺 the Lyre of Apollo made by Hermes🏺 the Head of OrpheusπŸ‘€ Aristaios semi-divine figure, father of Actaion🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece🌍 Tartaros place of punishment🌍 Tainaron (Laconia) city and sanctuary on the southern-most tip of the Peloponnese, sometimes identified as an entrance to the Underworld🌍 River Styx (Underworld) river in the Underworld🌍 Erebos (Underworld) location in the Underworld, 'darkness'🌍 River Cocytos (Underworld) river in the Underworld🌍 River Lethe (Underworld) river in the Underworld🏺 the Lyre of Orpheus🌍 River Strymon (Thrace) river in Thrace🌍 the Rhipean Mountains (unlocatable) mountains to the north, often located in the Land of the Hyperboreans🌍 River Tanais (Scythia) modern River DonπŸ‘€ Charon (boatman) boatman of the underworldπŸ‘€ Cerberos (dog) three-headed guardian dog of the underworldπŸ‘€ Ocnos punished in the underworld, makes rope only to have it devoured by donkeyπŸ‘€ Euterpe MuseπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek heroπŸ‘€ Ourania (Muse) MuseπŸ‘€ Polymnia MuseπŸ‘€ Melpomene MuseπŸ‘€ Terpsichore MuseπŸ‘€ Thaleia (Muse) Muse🌍 Mount Pieria (N. Greece)πŸ‘€ Hermes Olympian godπŸ‘€ Hymenaios (s. of Apollo or Muse) personification of the wedding song, raised from dead by AsclepiosπŸ‘€ Eros personification of loveπŸ›οΈ the Cave at Tainaron (Tainaron) entrance to the UnderworldπŸ‘₯ the Erinyes personifications of vengeanceπŸ‘€ Sisyphos son of Aiolos, king of Corinth, punished in the UnderworldπŸ‘€ Tantalos (Lydian) father of Pelops and Niobe, punished in the underworldπŸ‘€ Tityos earth-born giant, attempts to rape LetoπŸ‘₯ the Danaids daughters of Danaos
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.3.2πŸ“– Pausanias 9.30.4-9.30.12πŸ“– Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 21πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 28.3 MacLeodπŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.25.1-4.26.1πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 481-482πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 4.453-4.527πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.1-10.85πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.44-11.84πŸ“– Conon, Narrations 45
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, Dialogues of the DeadDiodoros, LibraryOvid, IbisVergil, GeorgicsOvid, MetamorphosesConon, Narrations
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Red-Figure Hydria by the Painter of the Head of Orpheus (Otago E48.266; Beazley 215555; LIMC Apollon 871)🎨 Wall Paintings from Colombarium of D. Folius Mela, Ostia (Gregoriano Profano 10789)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Epidius Sabinus IX 1, 22.29, Pompeii (PALP r9-i1-p22-space-tprime)🎨 Marble Relief (MANN 6727)
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