An alluring odyssey
Kerkyra, the naiad nymph of springs and rivers, a seductive deity, daughter of river god Asopus and nymph Metope. With her mythical beauty and graceful dance, she managed to captivate the attention of Poseidon, the powerful god of the sea. Charmed by her tempting allure, he fell deeply in love with her, abducted and took her to an unnamed, to that time, island in the Ionian Sea with emerald clear waters and natural beauty.
- To honour Kerkyra’s divinity he named the whole island after her.
- The fruit of their love was their son, Phaeax, the eponymous founding king of the Phaeacian nation. And because of him, Kerkyra island is also known in Greek mythology as the island of Phaecians, skilled sailors who helped Odysseus, King of Ithaka, to return home.