Kassiope (Gr: Κασσιόπη, Tr: Kesap) is a seaside town in Pontus which is located east of Giresun and in close proximity to it. Prior to 1923, the town was inhabited by 600 Greeks. The region was agricultural, its main produce being rice and hazelnuts. The region had an abandoned argentiferous lead mine. Kassiope is also the name of a village and resort in Corfu, Greece. It was named after Zeus Kassios who was honored during Hellenistic and Imperial times with a temple there.
The Encyclopedia of Pontian Hellenism
The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos. A.Bryer, D.Winfield
