Eurydikē (English spelling) Eurydike

Japanese: Eurydikē（英語表記）Eurydike

…For this reason, when he participated in the Argonauts' expedition (Argonaut legend), he calmed the waves with his lyre, and when he reached a dangerous place at sea where the Sirens were waiting, he overcame their magic song with his own song to keep the ship safe. After returning from the expedition, he married the nymph Eurydice, but she was soon bitten by a poisonous snake and died. In order to get his beloved wife back, he went down to the underworld and moved the heart of Hades, the king of the underworld, with his music, and obtained permission to take her back on the promise that he would never look back until he reached the surface. However, when he was just about to reach the surface, he looked back at his wife and lost her forever. …

From [Nymph]

…They are also called Hamadryades because they were believed to end their lives with the drys (oak) tree. Examples include Eurydice, who became the wife of Orpheus, and Daphne, who transformed herself into a laurel tree to escape the wooing of Apollo. (3) Alseides: A forest nymph. …

From Macedonia

…However, after the sudden deaths of Philip III, the Great's half-brother, and Perdiccas, the Imperial Chancellor who became the de facto regent for Alexander's son, Alexander IV, Antipater became regent and returned to Macedonia with the two kings (321 BC). After his death, Philip III's wife Eurydice and the young Alexander IV's grandmother (i.e. the Great's mother) Olympias led an army to battle, and Olympias killed Philip III and his wife (316 BC). However, she was killed by Cassander, Antipater's son who wanted to rule Macedonia, and Cassander also killed Alexander IV and his mother, resulting in the end of the male line of the Argeadai. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Eurydikē" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このため，アルゴナウタイの遠征(アルゴナウタイ伝説)に参加したときも，琴を弾じて浪風をしずめ，セイレンたちの待ちかまえる海の難所では，みずからの歌で彼女たちの魔法の歌を負かして船の安全を保った。遠征から帰ると，ニンフのエウリュディケEurydikēを妻としたが，彼女がじきに毒蛇にかまれて死んだため，彼は最愛の妻を取り戻すべく，地下界に下って音楽で冥府の王ハデスの心を動かし，地上に出るまでは決して後ろをふりむかないという約束で妻を連れ帰る許しを得た。しかし地上にあと一歩というところで後ろの妻をふり返ったため，永久に彼女を失った。…

【ニンフ】より

…樹木drys(カシの木)とともに生hamaを終えると信じられたところから，ハマドリュアデスHamadryadesとも呼ばれる。オルフェウスの妻となったエウリュディケEurydikē，アポロンの求愛を逃れるべく月桂樹に変身したダフネなど。(3)アルセイデスAlseides　森のニンフ。…

【マケドニア】より

…しかしその会議で，大王の異母兄弟フィリッポス3世，大王の遺子アレクサンドロス4世の事実上の摂政となった帝国宰相ペルディッカスの横死後，アンティパトロスが摂政役に就き，二人の王とともにマケドニアに戻った(前321)。彼の死後フィリッポス3世の妻エウリュディケEurydikēと幼いアレクサンドロス4世の祖母(すなわち大王の母)オリュンピアスが軍を率いて戦い，オリュンピアスはフィリッポス3世夫妻を殺害する(前316)。しかし彼女はアンティパトロスの子でマケドニア支配を狙うカッサンドロスKassandrosに殺され，カッサンドロスはさらにアレクサンドロス4世とその母をも殺し，アルゲアダイの男系は絶えた。…

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