Cotyttia

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Cotyttia (Greek : Κοτύττια, Kotuttiā) was an orgiastic, nocturnal religious festival of ancient Greece and Thrace in celebration of Kotys, the goddess of sex, considered an aspect of Persephone. [1] [2]

Celebration

Cotyttia originated with the Edones as a celebration of the rape of Persephone. [2] [3] Throughout Thrace it was celebrated secretly in the hills at night, [4] [5] [6] [7] and was notorious for its obscenity and insobriety. [3]

Through influence of trade and commerce, the Edonian form of the festival spread to Athens, Corinth, and Chios, [1] [2] [7] where its mark became so pronounced that "companion of Cotytto" became synonymous with "slut". [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Simpson, D. P. (1968). Cassell's Latin Dictionary. U.S.A.: Macmillan Publishing Co. p.  156. ISBN   0-02-522570-7.
  2. 1 2 3 Bell, John (2003). Bell's New Pantheon or Historical Dictionary of the Gods, Demi Gods, Heroes. Kessinger Publishing. p. 156. ISBN   0-7661-7834-X.
  3. 1 2 Peck, Harry Thurston (1897). Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities. New York: Harper & Brothers Pub. pp.  421–422.
  4. ↑ Verity, A. Wilson (1891). Milton's Arcades and Comus. New York: Macmillan and Co. p.  94.
  5. ↑ Kennedy, Charles Rann (1856). The Orations of Demosthenes Against Leptines, Midias, Androtian, and Aristocrates. London: Henry G. Bohn. p. 276.
  6. 1 2 Gow, James (1895). Q.horati Flacci Epodon liber. Cambridge: J. and C. F. Clay. p. 52.
  7. 1 2 "Kotys". Theoi Greek Mythology. 2008. Retrieved Feb 4, 2009.
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