The Aeneid · Character
Creüsa
Aeneas's first wife who dies in Troy's fall.
minor
First appearance: Book II
Creüsa shows up with force in Book II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Aeneas's wife, lost during the escape; her ghost appears to him.
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- Minor characters and mythological figures
- Major divine and mortal antagonists
- Boxers and a prophet
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