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🌍 Corcyra (island)

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  • Alternative names
    Corfu Cercyra
    Alternative name
    🌍 Arpe (alt. Corcyra) 🌍 Phaiacia (alt. Corcyra)
    Information
    island in the Ionian Sea
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/530835
    Identified with
    🌍 Scheria (unlocatable island)
    Cult site of
    👥 the Moirai
    Place of birth of
    👥 the Phaiacians
    Place of death of
    👤 the Serpent of Colchis
    Settled from
    🌍 Colchis (Pontos)
    Eponym
    👤 Corcyra
    Ruled by
    👤 Alcinoos👤 Phaiax (s. of Corcyra)
    Encompasses
    🏛️ the Cave of Medeia (Corcyra) 🏛️ the Altars of the Moirai and Nymphs at Corcyra
    Related Entities
    🌍 Scheria (unlocatable island)🌍 Colchis (Pontos)🌍 the Apsyrtides Islands (Illyria)🌍 the Ceraunian Mountains (N. Greece)👤 Aietes👤 Alcinoos👤 Arete👤 Medeia🏺 the Argo👥 the Argonauts🌍 Crete (island)🌍 the Planctai🌍 Opountian Locris🌍 Euboia (island)🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable)🌍 the Tyrrhenian Sea🌍 Aiaia (unlocatable)🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)🌍 the Island of the Sirens (unlocatable)🌍 the Promontory of Scylla (unlocatable)🌍 the Promontory of Charybdis (unlocatable)🌍 Thrinacia (island)🌍 Anaphe (island)🌍 the Ligurian Sea🌍 Aigina (island)👤 Diomedes (Argive I)👤 the Serpent of Colchis🌍 the Underworld🌍 the Land of the Lotus-eaters (unlocatable)👤 Odysseus🌍 Troy (Troad)🌍 Ithaca (island)🌍 Libya (North Africa)🌍 River Styx (Underworld)🌍 the Land of the Cyclopes🌍 the Islands of Aiolos (unlocatable)🌍 the Island of the Laistrygonians🌍 Ogygia (island)🌍 Mount Neriton (Ithaca)🌍 the Seirenoussai (islands)🌍 the Strait of Messina🌍 Syrtis Maior (N. Africa)🌍 Pithecoussai (island)🌍 the Land of the Cimmerians🌍 River Periphlegethon (Underworld)🌍 the Grove of Persephone🌍 River Cocytos (Underworld)🌍 River Lethe (Underworld)🌍 Rheithron (Ithaca)🌍 Lake Avernus (Campania)🏛️ the Road of Heracles (Campania)🌍 the Apennine Mountains🏛️ the Tomb of Baios (Italy)🌍 Lake Acherousia (Italy)🌍 Mount Ossa (Italy)👤 Cronos🏺 the Adamantine Sickle of Cronos👤 Zeus (Olympian)👤 Jason (Argonaut)👤 Mermeros (s. of Medeia)👤 Corcyra👤 Hera👤 Leto🌍 Boiotia🌍 Arcadia🌍 Cos (island)🌍 the Echinades (islands)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly)🌍 Mount Parthenion (Arcadia)🌍 Delos (island)🌍 Thessaly🌍 River Anauros (Thessaly)🌍 River Asopos (Boiotia)🌍 Spring and River Dirce (Thebes)🌍 River Ismenos (Thebes)🌍 Helice (Achaia)🌍 Pheneos (Arcadia)🌍 River Peneios (Thessaly)🌍 Mount Helicon (Boiotia)🌍 Boura (Achaia)🌍 Achaia (Peloponnese)🌍 Larisa (Thessaly)🌍 Tempe (Thessaly)🌍 River Strophie🌍 Amantia👤 Poseidon🌍 Phlious (Argolid)👤 Heracles🌍 Corinth (Argolid)🌍 Gaudos (island)🌍 Sicily (island)🏛️ the Rock of the Ship (Corcyra)👥 the Phaiacians👤 Phaiax (s. of Corcyra)🌍 Bruttium (Italy)👤 Locros (Corcyran)🌍 Epizephyrian Locris (Italy)👥 the Twelve Phaiacian Slaves of Medeia👥 the Moirai
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.25📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.24-1.9.26📖 Dionysios, Periegesis 492-497📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 592-632📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 648-767📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 757-773📖 Pausanias 2.3.9📖 Pausanias 2.5.2📖 Naupactica fr. 9 West📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 20📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 55-205📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 12 Harder📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 15 Harder📖 Diodoros, Library 4.72.3-4.72.4📖 Strabo 7.3.6📖 Strabo 1.2.37📖 Strabo 6.2.4📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 13a-b Harder = fr. 470 Pfeiffer📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 14 Harder📖 Ps-Scylax, Periplous 22.1📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.705-13.749📖 Pliny, Natural History 4.52📖 Pliny, Natural History 4.53📖 Conon, Narrations 3📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.26
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, LibraryDionysios, PeriegesisLycophron, AlexandraPausanias NaupacticaPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesCallimachus, Hymn to DelosCallimachus, AetiaDiodoros, LibraryStraboPs-Scylax, PeriplousOvid, MetamorphosesPliny, Natural HistoryConon, Narrations
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