EURYD’ICE (4 syl.), the wife of Orpheus, killed by a serpent on her wedding night.

Orpheus went down to Hades to crave for her restoration to life, and Pluto said she should follow him to earth provided he did not look back.  When the poet was stepping on the confines of our earth, he turned to see if Eurydice was following, and just caught a glance of her as she was snatched back into the shades below.

(Pope tells the tale in his Pindaric poem, called Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day, 1709.)

EURYT’ION, the herdsman of Grer’yon.  He never slept day nor night, but walked unceasingly among his herds with his two-headed dog Orthros.  “Hercules them all did overcome.”—­Spenser, Faery Queen, v. 10 (1696).

EUS’TACE, one of the attendants of Sir Reginald Front de Boeuf (a follower of Prince John).—­Sir W. Scott, Ivanhoe (time, Richard I.).

Eustace, (Father), or “Father Eustatius,” the superior and afterwards abbot of St. Mary’s.  He was formerly William Allan, and the friend of Henry Warden (afterwards the Protestant preacher).—­Sir W. Scott, The Monastery (time, Elizabeth).

Eustace (Charles), a pupil of Ignatius Polyglot.  He has been clandestinely married for four years, and has a little son named Frederick.  Charles Eustace confides his scrape to Polyglot, and conceals his young wife in the tutor’s private room.  Polyglot is thought to be a libertine, but the truth comes out, and all parties are reconciled.—­J.  Poole, The Scapegoat.

Eus’tace (Jack), the lover of Lucinda, and “a very worthy young fellow,” of good character and family.  As Justice Woodcock was averse to the marriage, Jack introduced himself as a music-master, and Sir William Meadows, who recognized him, persuaded the justice to consent to the marriage of the young couple.  This he was the more ready to do as his sister Deborah said positively he “should not do it.”—­Is.  Bickerstaff, Love in a Village.

EVA (St. Clair).  Lovely child, the daughter of Uncle Tom’s master, and Uncle Tom’s warm friend.—­H.B.  Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1851).

E’VA, daughter of Torquil of the Oak.  She is betrothed to Ferquhard Day.—­Sir W. Scott, Fair Maid of Perth (time, Henry IV.).

EVAD’NE (3 syl.), wife of Kap’aneus (3 syl.).  She threw herself on the funeral pile of her husband, and was consumed with him.

Evad’ne (3 syl.), sister of Melantius.  Amintor was compelled by the king to marry her, although he was betrothed to Aspasia (the “maid” whose death forms the tragical event of the drama).—­Beaumont and Fletcher, The Maid’s Tragedy (1610).

The purity of female virtue in Aspasia is well contrasted with the guilty boldness of Evadne, and the rough soldier-like bearing and manly feeling of Melantius render the selfish sensuality of the king more hateful and disgusting.—­R.  Chambers, English Literature, i. 204.