Korkyra

In Greek mythology, Corcyra /kɔrˈsaɪərə/ or Korkyra /kɔrˈkaɪərə/ was the daughter of the Asopos river and the nymph Metope. According to myth Poseidon fell in love with the beautiful nymph Korkyra, kidnapped her and brought her to a hitherto unnamed island and offered her name to the place: Korkyra or Kerkyra (modern Corfu). Together they had a child Phaiax after whom the inhabitants of the island, Phaiakes, were named; their name was later transliterated in Latinate orthography to Phaeacians. [1][2]

References

  1. Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. 4.557
  2. Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4.72.3