proper noun · femininefirst declension
Creūsa
Creūsa f sg (genitive Creūsae)
Classical[kreˈuː.sa]Ecclesiastical[kreˈuː.s̬a]
Meaning
- GreekThe daughter of Priamus and wife of Aeneas
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Creūsa | — |
| genitive | Creūsae | — |
| dative | Creūsae | — |
| accusative | Creūsam | — |
| ablative | Creūsā | — |
| vocative | Creūsa | — |
Crĕūsa, ae, f., = Κρέουσα.
I. A daughter of king Creon, of Corinth, married to Jason, and on that account put to death by Medea by means of a charmed offering (a garment, acc. to Hor. Epod. 5, 65; a garment and a golden chain, acc. to Sen. Med. 571 sq.; a crown, acc. to Ov. Ib. 601; Plin. 2, 105, 109, § 235), Hyg. Fab. 25; Sen. Med. 496; 509 al.—
II. A daughter of Priam, and wife of Æneas, Verg. A. 2, 738.—
III. A town, with a harbor, in Bœotia, Liv. 36, 21, 5; 42, 56, 5.—Also called Creūsis, acc. to the Gr. Κρεῦσις, Mel. 2, 3, 10.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Κρέουσα (Kréousa).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyCreusaCreusa or CREUSIS (Κρέουσα, Κρεουσία, Strab.; Creusa, Liv.; Κρεῦσις, Xen., Paus., Steph. B. sub voce: Eth. Κρεύσιος), a town of Boeotia, at the head o…Biography & mythologyCreusaCreusa. 3. A daughter of Priam and Hecabe, and the wife of Aeneias, who became by her the father of Ascanius and Iulus. (Apollod. 3.12.5.) Conon (Narr…