Cŏtys, tyis (acc. -tȳn, rarely -tym; abl. -tye), and Cŏtus, i, m., = Κότυς, the name of several Thracian princes.
I A ruler of the coast of Thrace B. C. 382-356, son-in-law of Iphicrates , Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. Timo th. 1, 2; Val. Max. 3, 7, ext. 7.—
II Cotys II., king of the Odrysae, an ally of Perseus in his war against Rome , Liv. 42, 29, 12; 42, 51, 10; 42, 67, 4; Eutr. 4, 6.—
III Cotys III., king of the Odrysae , Cic. Pis. 34, 84; Caes. B. C. 3, 4; 3, 36; Luc. 5, 54.—
IV Cotys V., grandson of III., Tac. A. 2, 64 sqq.; 4, 5.—
V A brother of Mithridates, prince of the Bosporus , Tac. A. 12, 15; 12, 18.