Kotys
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Kotys (Cotys, Cottyto, Cottytus) was a Thracian goddess, worshipped with much revelry by Thracian tribes such as the Edonians. A cult of Cottyto existed in classical Athens. According to Greek sources her priests were called baptes or "washers" because their pre-worship purification rites involved bathing. Her worship included midnight orgies.
