Creusa

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Creusa is a figure in Greek mythology, often depicted as an Athenian princess and mother of Ion in Euripides’ tragedy.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Creusa canonical 5

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Euripidean character
character in Greek mythology
mythological figure
abandonedChild Ion (as an infant)
appearsInWork Ion
associatedWithCity Athens
associatedWithSanctuary Delphi
attemptsToKill Ion (not knowing he is her son)
linked to: Ion
authorOfWorkAppearingIn Euripides
child Ion
conceivesChildWith Apollo
culture Ancient Greek
ethnicity Athenian
father Erechtheus
gender female
grandfather Pandion (in some genealogies)
linked to: Pandion II
hasRole protagonist in Ion
husband Xuthus
isCharacterIn Ion (play)
languageOfPrimarySources Ancient Greek
literaryGenre Attic tragedy
lover Apollo
mother Praxis (in some traditions)
linked to: Holy Tradition
mythologicalCycle Athenian royal house
nameInGreek Κρέουσα
notableTrait noble birth
suffering mother
plotFunction mother who unknowingly meets her lost son
protectedByDeity Athena (in Euripides’ Ion)
linked to: Athena
rapedBy Apollo
receivesOracleFrom Apollo
reconciledWith Ion
religiousAffiliation worshipper of Apollo
religiousContext Delphi
rescuedChildBy Apollo (through divine intervention)
linked to: Απόλλων
sibling Chthonia (in some traditions)
linked to: Chthonia

Merope (in some traditions)
linked to: Merope

Orithyia (in some traditions)
linked to: Agdistis

Procris (in some traditions)
sourceAuthor Euripides
sourceType Greek tragedy
spouse Xuthus
themeAssociation Athenian autochthony
divine rape
legitimacy of lineage
motherhood
timeOfMythicSetting mythic past of Athens
title Athenian princess

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Glauce nameVariant Creusa
Xuthus spouse Creusa
Xuthus relative Creusa
Ion (play) mainCharacter Creusa
subject linked to: Euripides’ play "Ion"