Eurydice of Mycenae

For other uses, see Eurydice (Greek myth).

In Greek mythology, Eurydice (/jʊəˈrɪdɪsi/; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη, Eurydikē "wide justice", derived from ευρυς eurys "wide" and δικη dike "justice) was the daughter of Pelops and was married to Electryon, king of Mycenae and son of Perseus. She bore him Alcmena, mother of Heracles. In other versions of the myth, Eurydice's place was taken by Anaxo, Electryon's niece.

References

• Patricia Turner, Charles Russell Coulter, "Dictionary of ancient deities", Oxford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-19-514504-6