In the myth, reported by Sallust, the peopling of Corsica is traced back to Corsa, a Ligurian woman who when grazing her cattle, went to the island, which then took her name. Pausanias in the Description of Greece wrote:
According to legend, reported by Sallust, the origins of Corsica's population are linked to Corsa, a Ligurian woman who chanced upon the island while grazing her livestock, and was subsequently named after it. Pausanias documented this in his Description of Greece.