Cottytus was a member of the
Greek pantheon, originally from
Thrace and worshipped heavily in
Athens. She was the goddess of immodesty,
hedonism and debauchery. Her
priests were called
baptes from the
Greek verb meaning "to wash". The baptes practiced obscene ceremonies at night; they included orgies so hedonistic even Cottytus herself was disgusted.
Alternative: Cotys
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