Creusa
Americannoun
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Creusa of Corinth, the bride-to-be of Jason, slain by Medea.
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Creusa of Troy, a daughter of Priam and the wife of Aeneas who disappeared in the flight from Troy.
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Creusa recounts the final days of Troy as Aeneas, her husband, watches the city burn.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2021
And shouting nations hail their Queen's return: Aghast, she saw new-decked the nuptial bed, And proud Creusa to the temple led; Saw her in Jason's mercenary arms.
From Heathen Mythology by Various
Xuthus decides that Creusa must be deceived; he will say he has taken a fancy to Ion and wishes to adopt him.
From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert
Creusa, amazed, recognizes the old basket-cradle in which she had exposed her own child.
From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert
Creusa, daughter of Erectheus, was visited by the god Apollo, and in consequence became the mother of the god Janus.
From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Westbrook, Richard B.
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