According to its mythology, the island of Corfu was named after the nymph Kerkira (the Greek name of Corfu is Kerkira), daughter of Asopos, with whom Zeus fell in love and brought to this island. The fruit of their union was Phaiakas and so Corfu was also known as the island of Faiakes. It was here that Ulysses met the daughter of Alkinoos, Nausica, as described by Homer in the Odyssey.