Corcyra

Family: Greek mythology · Role: daughter of Asopus · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 5

In Book 2, Chapter 5, Corcyra is named as a daughter of Asopus, alongside her sisters Ægina and Thebe. In Book 5, Chapter 22, she is listed among the sisters of Nemea and Harpina, and the tradition says she had an amour with Poseidon.

In that chapter, Apollonia is described as a colony from Corcyra, with the Corinthians sharing in the spoil. The Phliasians also erected votive statues of Asopus and his daughters.

Relationship record

Life events

• Apollonia was established as a colony from Corcyra, with Corinthian participation in the spoil.(Book 5 · Chapter 22)
  • With: Apollonia
  • “And Apollonia was a colony from Corcyra, and the Corinthians had a share in the spoil.”
• The Phliasians erected votive statues of Zeus, Asopus, and Asopus’ daughters.(Book 5 · Chapter 22)
  • With: Zeus Asopus Nemea Ægina Harpina Thebe
  • “The Phliasians also erected as votive offerings statues of Zeus and Asopus’ daughters and Asopus himself.”

Book 2 · Chapter 5

• parent: Asopus (parent->child) “And the people of Phlius say that Asopus’ daughters were Corcyra and Ægina and Thebe:”
• siblings with Ægina (They are identified as daughters of the same father.) “And the people of Phlius say that Asopus’ daughters were Corcyra and Ægina and Thebe:”
• siblings with Thebe (They are identified as daughters of the same father.) “And the people of Phlius say that Asopus’ daughters were Corcyra and Ægina and Thebe:”

Book 5 · Chapter 22

• parent: Asopus “The Phliasians also erected as votive offerings statues of Zeus and Asopus’ daughters and Asopus himself. And this is the arrangement of the statues. Nemea comes first of the sisters, and next her is Zeus laying hold of Ægina. And next Ægina is Harpina, who according to the tradition of the Phliasians and the people of Elis had an amour with Ares, and bare to him Œnomaus, the king of the district of Pisa. And next to her are Corcyra and Thebe,”
• siblings with Nemea “Nemea comes first of the sisters, and next her is Zeus laying hold of Ægina. And next Ægina is Harpina, who according to the tradition of the Phliasians and the people of Elis had an amour with Ares, and bare to him Œnomaus, the king of the district of Pisa. And next to her are Corcyra and Thebe,”
• siblings with Ægina “And next Ægina is Harpina, who according to the tradition of the Phliasians and the people of Elis had an amour with Ares, and bare to him Œnomaus, the king of the district of Pisa. And next to her are Corcyra and Thebe,”
• siblings with Harpina “And next Ægina is Harpina, who according to the tradition of the Phliasians and the people of Elis had an amour with Ares, and bare to him Œnomaus, the king of the district of Pisa. And next to her are Corcyra and Thebe,”
• siblings with Thebe “And next to her are Corcyra and Thebe, and Asopus comes last.”
• courtship with Poseidon “The tradition about Corcyra is that she had an amour with Poseidon,”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.