Cothonea, the mother of Triptolemus. Hyginus, fable 147.
Cŏtĭso, a king of the Daci, whose army invaded Pannonia, and was defeated by Cornelius Lentulus the lieutenant of Augustus. It is said that Augustus solicited his daughter in marriage. Suetonius, Augustus, ch. 63.—Horace, bk. 3, ode 8, li. 18.
Cotōnis, an island near the Echinades. Pliny, bk. 4, ch. 12.
Cotta Marcus Aurelius, a Roman who opposed Marius. He was consul with Lucullus; and when in Asia, he was defeated by sea and land by Mithridates. He was surnamed Ponticus, because he took Heraclea of Pontus by treachery. Plutarch, Lucullus.——An orator, greatly commended by Cicero, On Oratory.——A governor of Paphlagonia, very faithful to Sardanapalus. Diodorus, bk. 2.——A spendthrift in the age of Nero, &c. Tacitus.——An officer of Cæsar in Gaul.——A poet mentioned by [♦]Ovid, Epistulæ ex Ponto.
[♦] added author’s name ‘Ovid’
Cottiæ Alpes, a certain part of the Alps, by which Italy is separated from Gaul. Suetonius, Tiberius, ch. 37; Nero, ch. 18.
Cottus, a giant, son of Cœlus and Terra, who had 100 hands and 50 heads. Hesiod, Theogony, li. 147.——A man among the Ædui. Cæsar, Gallic War.
Cotyæum, a town of Galatia. Pliny, bk. 5, ch. 32.——Of Phrygia.
Cotyæus, a surname of Æsculapius, worshipped on the borders of the Eurotas. His temple was raised by Hercules. Pausanias, bk. 3, ch. 19.
Cotylius, a mountain of Arcadia. Pausanias, bk. 8, ch. 41.