Phocus of Corinth Phocus of Corinth In Greek mythology, Phocus (; Ancient Greek: Φῶκος means "seal") the Corinthian, was a son of Ornytion (or Ornytus) and grandson of Sisyphus; some called him son of Poseidon. Thus he might be the same as the son of Poseidon and Pronoe referenced in the scholia on "Iliad", see above. Leaving the kingdom of Corinth to his brother Thoas, he led a colony to the region of Tithorea and Mount Parnassus; the land came to be named Phocis after him. Phocus is said to have cured the wandering Antiope of her madness, which she had been struck
Gulf of Corinth basin Gulf of Corinth basin The Gulf of Corinth is an active extensional marine sedimentary basin thought to have started deforming during the late Miocene – Pleistocene epoch. The dimensions of the Gulf of Corinth are approximately 105 km long and 30 km wide with a basement depth of 3 km at its center. This half graben basin is formed by a N100°E-oriented rift which separates the Peloponnese peninsula from the continental mainland of Greece. Currently the Gulf's rift is opening at rate of 10–15 mm/yr, with respect to the Eurasia Plate. The basin is bounded by the Peloponnese highlands to