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In Greek mythology, Sinope (/ s ɪ ˈ n oʊ p i /; Ancient Greek: Σινώπη [1]) was one of the daughters of Asopus and thought to be an eponym of the city Sinope on the Black Sea. Family [ edit ]
Diogenes the Cynic, [a] also known as Diogenes of Sinope (c. 413/403–c. 324/321 BCE), was an ancient Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism.Renowned for his ascetic lifestyle, biting wit, and radical critiques of social conventions, he became a legendary figure whose life and teachings have been recounted, often through anecdote, in both antiquity and later cultural traditions.
Sinope may refer to: Sinop, Turkey, a city on the Black Sea, historically known as Sinope Battle of Sinop, 1853 naval battle in the Sinop port; Sinop Province; Sinope, Leicestershire, a hamlet in the Midlands of England; Sinope (mythology), in Greek mythology, daughter of Asopus; Sinope (moon), a moon of the planet Jupiter; Sinope, a moth genus
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
A nymph (Ancient Greek: νύμφη, romanized: nýmphē; Attic Greek: [nýmpʰɛː]; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore. Distinct from other Greek goddesses , nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specific place, landform, or tree, and are ...
Sinop, historically known as Sinope (Ancient Greek: Σινώπη, Sinōpē), is a city on the isthmus of İnce Burun (İnceburun, Cape Ince) and on the Boztepe Peninsula, near Cape Sinope (Sinop Burnu, Boztepe Cape, Boztepe Burnu) which is situated on the northernmost edge of the Turkish side of the Black Sea coast, in the ancient region of Paphlagonia, in modern-day northern Turkey.
In Greek mythology, it was also the name of the gods of those rivers. Zeus carried off Aegina , Asopus' daughter, and Sisyphus , who had witnessed the act, told Asopus that he could reveal the identity of the person who had abducted Aegina, but in return Asopus would have to provide a perennial fountain of water at Corinth, Sisyphus' city.
In Greek mythology, river deities – such as Inachus, Scamander, and Peneus – are often progenitors of local genealogical lines. [2] In the Iliad, there are references to sacrifices being made to river deities, including the sacrifice of ephebes' hair. During military campaigns into foreign territory, there is evidence of sacrifices having ...