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'''Kreusa''' was a vegetable farmer and [[Merchant|seller]] living with her husband on the island of [[Kephallonia]], [[Greece]], around 431 BCE. | '''Kreusa''' was a vegetable farmer and [[Merchant|seller]] living with her [[Kreusa's husband|husband]] on the island of [[Kephallonia]], [[Greece]], around 431 BCE. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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The couple soon heard stories on how [[Kephalos]], the mythical founder of the island, had gifted a precious necklace to his wife [[Prokris]], and how the necklace had then been lost in the sea. The couple identified a sunken [[Islet of Zeus|temple]] off the coast to be the location. However it had been overrun by a school of [[shark]]s, preventing their dream's fulfillment.<ref name="Shark the Vagrant" /> | The couple soon heard stories on how [[Kephalos]], the mythical founder of the island, had gifted a precious necklace to his wife [[Prokris]], and how the necklace had then been lost in the sea. The couple identified a sunken [[Islet of Zeus|temple]] off the coast to be the location. However it had been overrun by a school of [[shark]]s, preventing their dream's fulfillment.<ref name="Shark the Vagrant" /> | ||
In 431 BCE, the couple met the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]], who agreed to help them recover the necklace from the ruins. Kassandra was able to eliminate the sharks, retrieve the necklace and hand it over to Kreusa. Having obtained what they wanted, Kreusa and husband rejoiced at their dreams of being able to finally leave the island.<ref name="Shark the Vagrant" /> | In 431 BCE, the couple met the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]], who agreed to help them recover the necklace from the ruins. Kassandra was able to eliminate the sharks, retrieve the necklace and hand it over to Kreusa. Having obtained what they wanted, Kreusa and her husband rejoiced at their dreams of being able to finally leave the island.<ref name="Shark the Vagrant" /> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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[[Category:Kephallonians]] | [[Category:Kephallonians]] | ||
[[Category:Farmers]] | [[Category:Farmers]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:07, 14 February 2019
Kreusa was a vegetable farmer and seller living with her husband on the island of Kephallonia, Greece, around 431 BCE.
Biography
During the 5th century BCE, Kreusa and her husband worked as vegetable growers and sellers on the island of Kephallonia. However, they were not satisfied with their current line of work and thus sought to seek other ways of making fortune and allow them to leave the island.[1]
The couple soon heard stories on how Kephalos, the mythical founder of the island, had gifted a precious necklace to his wife Prokris, and how the necklace had then been lost in the sea. The couple identified a sunken temple off the coast to be the location. However it had been overrun by a school of sharks, preventing their dream's fulfillment.[1]
In 431 BCE, the couple met the misthios Kassandra, who agreed to help them recover the necklace from the ruins. Kassandra was able to eliminate the sharks, retrieve the necklace and hand it over to Kreusa. Having obtained what they wanted, Kreusa and her husband rejoiced at their dreams of being able to finally leave the island.[1]
Trivia
- She shares her name with multiple figures from Greek mythology.
- The name Κρέουσα (Kreousa) means 'princess', and is derived from the word κρείων (kreíōn), which means 'lord, master, ruler'.
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