Galaxy/The codex of Sinope

Daughter of Asopus to whom Zeus granted a home on the Assyrian shore and the virginity she craftily chose when the god promised to grant whatever her heart desired.1

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Apollonius tells that on the Assyrian shore Zeus himself gave a home to Sinope, daughter of Asopus, and granted her virginity, beguiled by his own promises; for he longed for her love and promised to grant whatever her heart's desire might be, and she in her craftiness asked of him virginity.2

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BEYOND THE POETS

How the centuries since have seen Sinope — art, artifacts and echoes.

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