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Eurydice

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Eurydice is one lucky lady—she's the wife of Orpheus, the first ever rock star. Tragically, though, the lovely nymph (dryad) died not long after the happy couple got hitched, when she was bit on the ankle by a snake. Orpheus totally freaked out when his wife died: he played music so sad and beautiful that the gods encouraged him to go to the Underworld and bring his wife back. And that he did—or tried, at least. He charmed Hades and Persephone with his music, and Hades agreed that the bard could take his wife back to the land of the living as long he walked out of the Underworld without looking back. The lovebirds almost made it out, but just as they were about to step into the sunlight, Orpheus looked back, and Eurydice vanished forever into the dark Underworld.

Basic Information

Name	Eurydice
Nickname	Agricope, Tree Hugger
Sex	Female
Current city	The Underworld

Work & Education

Occupation	Tree nymph General Duties: Caring for my birth tree (when I was alive at least)
Education	Artemis' School of Forestry

Beliefs

Political views

Orpheus for King

Family & Friends (& Enemies)

Parents	A tree (Really, I'm a dryad. We're born from the trees.)
Children	None. That snake took me way too early.
Friends	Orpheus (yes, he's my husband, but also my best friend) Nymphs The trees
Enemies	Snakes Hades Aristaeus Lumberjacks Again... snakes

Relationships

Relationship status

Married to Orpheus

Favorites

Quotations	"[...] death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while." – The Princess Bride "The planting of trees is the least self centered of all that we can do. It is a purer act of faith than the procreation of children." – Thornton Wilder "I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints – I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life! – and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death." – Elizabeth Barrett Browning "Love is a hidden fire, A pleasant sore, A delicious poison, A delectable pain, An agreeable torment, A sweet and throbbing wound, A gentle death." – Fernando de Pujas "I will always love you." – Dolly Parton
Books	"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. (Sonnet 43)" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams The Life and Love of Trees by Lewis Blackwell Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare "I heard a Fly buzz – when I died –" by Emily Dickinson Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Coraline by Neil Gaiman Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs: An Essential Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the World
Music	I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston Don't Look Back by She and Him Cosmic Love by Florence and the Machine Wedding Song by Anais Mitchell (from Hadestown) Someone Like You by Adele Romance by Wild Flag Born to Die by Lana Del Rey Our Hearts by Firehorse Fish by Wye Oak I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton
Movies	The Princess Bride Orpheus Descending Amélie Titanic Almost Famous Prelude to a Kiss Romeo + Juliet Black Orpheus

Activities & Interests

Likes	Arbor Day Garden tours Dance clubs Mongooses (because they kill snakes) Orpheus' music
Interests	Horticulture Forestry Snake Extermination
Groups	Beauty Queens Flower Pickers Tree Enthusiasts Music Lovers Orpheus Fan Club Dead Before Our Time

Eurydice

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Basic Information

Work & Education

Beliefs

Family & Friends (& Enemies)

Relationships

Favorites

Activities & Interests

Spotter's Guide

Sightings

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