January 2022

Corfu (Kérkyra)

Ν. Κέρκυρα και Διαπόντιοι νήσοιBy Παναγιώτης Ηλίας 26/01/2022

There are different versions as from where the name of the island derived. According to mythology, the island was named Kérkyra when god Poseidon took the nymph Kérkyra and installed her on the island where she gave birth to Faiakas. Historically, the name is suspected to be of Illyrian origin, from the word “Kerkouros” which…

Othonoí, Mathráki, Erikoúsa

Ν. Κέρκυρα και Διαπόντιοι νήσοιBy Παναγιώτης Ηλίας 24/01/2022

Othonoí In antiquity, the island was named Othronós, Othonoí and Thoronós. Initially, the name Othonoí included all Diapóntia islands but over the years, the name was used only for the bigger one amongst them. For a time, the island was named “Fáros” (lighthouse), probably due to its shape, if we imagine the NW and SW…