The Baptes ()βάπτης, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus were priests of the Greek goddess Kotys. The word comes from the Greek verb βάπτω (baptō), meaning "to dip in water".βάπτω, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus The Baptes practised nocturnal ceremonies, which were associated with rampant obscenity and insobriety.
See also List of Greek deities
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