Corineus
Corineus, or
Corin,
eponymous founder of
Cornwall, was descended from the heroes of the
Trojan War, and was one of the companions of
Brutus of Britain, and is spoken of in
Geoffrey of Monmouth's
Historia Regum Britanniae. He slew the giant
Gogmagog near
Plymouth, and for this feat was rewarded with possession of the southwestern horn of Britain, which from then after was called "Corinea" or "Cornovia." The tale is preserved in the works of later writers, including
Michael Drayton and
John Milton, but later historians deem Corineus the Trojan to be a wholly legendary figure.