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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2021

Wilt thou not see if yet thy wife abide Creusa, or Ascanius yet?

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by William Morris

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 Thomas Frognall Dibdin

The Chorus immediately tell Creusa what they know of the story.

From Euripedes and His Age by Gilbert Murray

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 Gilbert Murray

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