Korkyra (mythology)

Corcyra
Corcyra (or Hera) on the relief of the Corcyra-Athens alliance, 375 BC, Acropolis Museum
Abode	Corfu
Genealogy
Parents	Asopus (father) Metope (mother)
Consort	Poseidon
Children	Phaeax

In Greek mythology and religion, Corcyra (/kɔːrˈsaɪərə/) or Korkyra (/kɔːrˈkaɪərə/; Ancient Greek: Κόρκυρα, romanized: Kórkura) is the naiad daughter of the river-god Asopos^[1] and the nymph Metope, herself the daughter of the river-god Ladon.^[2] She is the personification and tutelary goddess of the ancient Greek city and island of Korkyra, now better known as Corfu.