Today, at 10.04 am, An Earthquake measuring 4.5 hit North of Corfu. Everyone paused as the ground shook and objects rattled. If you were on board a yacht at the time, you would have felt nothing out the ordinary. (Or if you were fast asleep like myself, you missed it completely)
As we sit surrounded by fault lines, there is a guarantee of some reasonable earthquakes being felt throughout the year.
Poseidon, God of the Seas, also known as 'Earthshaker' is pertinent to the Island.
Lover of many. Father of an array of children. Pursuing, conquesting and kidnapping women were his traits. Both Godesses and mortal women were on his list.
Corfu is named after one of his conquests, korkyra.
Regardless if you believe the myths or not, the Earthshaker was definately present today.
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