Kotys
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Kotys, also called Kotytto, was a Thracian goddess whose festival, the Cotyttia, resembled that of the Phrygian Cybele, and was celebrated on hills with riotous proceedings and orgiastic rites, especi
Greek vase painting depicting a goddess, probably either Bendis or Kotys, adorned in Thracian garb approaching a seated Apollo. Red-figure bell-shaped krater by the Bendis Painter, c. 380–370 BCE
Edoni
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The Edoni were a Thracian tribe who dwelt mostly between the Nestus and the Strymon rivers in southern Thrace, but also once dwelt west of the Strymon at least as far as the Axios. They inhabited the
Kotys
…Greeks considered Kotys to be an aspect of Persephone, and her cult shares similarities with that of Bendis. She was particularly worshipped among the Edones. The Suda mentions that she was also worshiped among the Corinthians. Baptae by Eupolis portrays celebrities of the time as worshippers of Kotys who…
Approximate location of the Edones