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Creusa

Creusa (krēOO'su) [key], in Greek mythology. 1. Daughter of Erechtheus and wife of Xuthus. Her sons, Achaeus by Xuthus, and Ion by Xuthus or Apollo, are the ancestors of the Achaeans and the Ionians. 2. Princess of Corinth: see Jason and Medea. 3. Daughter of Priam and wife of Aeneas. She died fleeing from Troy.

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