Creusa

American  

[kree-oo-suh] / kriˈu sə /

Rarely Creüsa

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. Creusa of Corinth, the bride-to-be of Jason, slain by Medea.

2. Creusa of Troy, a daughter of Priam and the wife of Aeneas who disappeared in the flight from Troy.

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Example Sentences

Creusa recounts the final days of Troy as Aeneas, her husband, watches the city burn.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2021

All were there except Creusa, his beloved young wife; and he retraced his steps with anxious haste, hoping to find her still alive.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

In the horror-stricken silence that follows there is none to advise Creusa except the old Slave.

From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert

The Marriage of Jason and Creusa; a 1st impression, without the crown, on India paper, very brilliant.

From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

Creusa was married to one Xuthus, an Aeolian soldier, but the real father of Ion was the god Apollo.

From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert