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
His suspense, however, was terminated at last by his suddenly coming upon an apparition of the spirit of Creusa, which rose before him in a solitary part of the city, and arrested his progress.
From Romulus Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
Without the dealing of the Gods doth none of this betide; And they, they will not have thee bear Creusa by thy side, Nor will Olympus' highest king such fellowship allow.
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by William Morris
Creusa was then married to Xuthus, who knew nothing of her adventure.
From Euripedes and His Age by Gilbert Murray
Jason was ungrateful for these benefits, and divorced Mede´a in order that he might marry Creusa, the daughter of the king of Corinth.
From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by Catherine Ann White
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