Creusa

[ kree-oo-suh ]

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.

Example Sentences

In it, Linda, a character meant to represent the newly emancipated woman, states, “I love Medea more than Creusa,” the latter being the princess for whom Jason leaves Medea.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

Creüsa was the sister of Procris and Orithyia, and she too was an unfortunate woman.

From Literature

When Creüsa’s time had come she went all alone to that same dark cave, and there her son was born.

From Literature

This man, Xuthus by name, was a Greek, to be sure, but he did not belong to Athens or to Attica, and he was considered a stranger and an alien, and as such was so looked down on that when he and Creüsa had no children the Athenians did not think it a misfortune.

From Literature