Kotys
deity Thracian single tradition · 2
Kotys was a deity whose Thracian revels were Dionysiac. The Athenians may have blended the cult of Bendis with these revels.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Aeschylus.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Cybele
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“the cult of Bendis with the equally Dionysiac Thracian revels of Kotys, mentioned by Aeschylus and other ancient writers. Archaic female cult figures unearthed in Thrace (modern-day Bulgaria) have also been identified with Bendis.”
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“Baptae by Eupolis portrays celebrities of the time as worshippers of Kotys who engage in perversion and crossdressing during their acts of worship.”
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