Creusa

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Creusa is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as a Trojan princess and the wife of the hero Aeneas.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Creusa canonical 15
Creusa of Troy 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Trojan princess
character in Greek mythology
character in Roman mythology
mythological figure
appearsIn Aeneid
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid

Posthomerica
Roman mythological tradition
associatedWith Fall of Troy
Trojan War
founding myth of Rome
child Ascanius
Iulus
culture Ancient Greek
Ancient Roman
deathPlace Troy
ethnicity Trojan
fate dies during the sack of Troy
left behind in burning Troy
father Priam
gender female
greekName Κρέουσα
languageOfName Ancient Greek
latinName Creusa
literarySource Virgil’s Aeneid Book 2
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid
maritalStatus married to Aeneas
memberOf House of Priam
linked to: Priam's house
mother Hecuba
mythologicalCycle Trojan cycle
narrativeFunction links Trojan royal house to Roman origins
motivates Aeneas’ departure from Troy
notableEvent appeared as a shade to Aeneas
lost during Aeneas’ flight from Troy
prophesies Aeneas’ future in a new land
relationshipToAeneas wife
relationshipToAscanius mother
relationshipToHecuba daughter
relationshipToPriam daughter
role first wife of Aeneas
mother of Aeneas’ son Ascanius
spiritualForm ghost
spouse Aeneas
tellsAeneas he must continue his destined journey
he will find a new wife in a foreign land
theme destiny
family separation
loss

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Priam father Creusa
Priam child Creusa
Aeneas spouse Creusa
Ascanius hasMother Creusa
Deiphobus sibling Creusa
Helenus sibling Creusa
Hecuba child Creusa
Pammon hasSibling Creusa
Hipponous siblingOf Creusa
Leucippe siblingOf Creusa
Iulus childOf Creusa
Julus motherTradition Creusa
Énée spouse Creusa
Royal House of Troy hasMember Creusa of Troy
linked to: Creusa