Cotys
deity single tradition · 2
Cotys is a goddess of the Edones in Thrace, known for her orgiastic nature.
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When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 1800
- Historical notes
- Referenced in Algernon Charles Swinburne’s poem “Prelude” in Songs Before Sunrise.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Asia, Epimetheus, Menoetius, Hesione, Kotys, Cotytto, Helios, Prometheus, Atlas, Clymene, Iapetus
- parent of
- Aṣ̌i
- child of
- Manes
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Algernon Charles Swinburne’s poem “Prelude” in Songs Before Sunrise references Cotys's orgiastic nature and role as a goddess of the Edones in Thrace.”
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“Herodotus also related a Lydian tradition "that Asia was not named after Prometheus' wife Asia, but after Asies, the son of Cotys, who was the son of Manes, and that from him the Asiad clan at Sardis also takes its name".”
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