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Creusa (krē `sə), 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 Jason, in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus and killed (or imprisoned) Aeson and most of his descendants, Jason was smuggled off to the centaur Chiron , who reared him secretly on Mt. Pelion. 3 Daughter of Priam and wife of Aeneas. She died fleeing from Troy. Creusa raped by Apollo; bore Janus. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 68] See : Rape How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Beyond the facilities themselves, Creusa Takasaki, the manager of Sao Paulo's Admirals Club, believes the lounges personnel helped it tie for the top prize in the LATIN TRADE survey. Nugent focuses on Creusa, and glosses her sudden and undescribed disappearance during Aeneas' escape from Troy as "a tendency toward incorporealiry" (266). As the Thessalian Jason used the Colcosian woman Medea to Achieve his goal, before deserting her for the greek Creusa, Jason Chavez turns from the Anglo Cindy, who had invited Jason into her world, and pursues the Chicana Cristina. |
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