Corfu is called Kerkyra in Greek and owns its name from mythology, from the derivation of the name of the Nymph Korkira, who was the daughter of the River God, Aesopos.
According to mythology, Poseidon, God of the Sea, fell in love with the Nymph Korkira, kidnapped her and brought her to the island; since then, the island took the name of the nymph.
