CŎTYTTĬA

( κοττύτια ), a festival which was originally celebrated by the Edonians of Thrace, in honour of a godde called Cotys, or Cotytto. It was held at night. The worship of Cotys, together with the festival of the Cotyttia, was adopted by several Greek states, chiefly those which were induced by their commercial interest to maintain friendly relations with Thrace. The festivals of this godde were notorious among the ancients for the di olute manner and the debaucheries with which they were celebrated. CŎTỸLA ( κοτύλη ), a measure of capacity among the Romans and Greeks: by the former it was also called hemina ; by the latter, τρυβλίον and ἡμίνα or ἡμίμνα . It was the half of the sextarius or ξέστης , and contained 6 cyathi, or nearly half a pint English.