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

In the foreground is a group of fugitives, by Giulio Romano, resembling �neas escaping from Troy with Anchises, followed by Ascanius and Creusa.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

This nuptial hymn has been the model of many epithalamiums, particularly that of Jason and Creusa, sung by the chorus in Seneca’s Medea, and of Honorius and Maria, in Claudian.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

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

When that town was taken and set on fire, �neas, according to the narrative of Virgil, with his father, son, and wife Creusa, fled, but the latter was lost in the confusion of the flight.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various