The Ctistae were a class of Mysians who not only observed these dietary restrictions, but abstained from cohabitating with women.
They were held in a place of honor by the Thracians, with their lives being dedicated to the gods.
[1] According to Strabo, whether they took up celibacy or not they were collectively called Hippemolgi (Ἱππημολγοί; "mare-milkers"), Galactophagi (Γαλακτοφάγοι; "living on milk") or Abii (ἄβιοι, "not living (with women)").
[2] Strabo, in the same section notes that the Greeks confounded the Mysians with the Getae (or Geto-Dacians).
[3] That the Ctistae described by Strabo might be equivalent to the Polistai among the Dacians mentioned by Josephus in the Antiquities of the Jews Book 18, Chapter 1 paragraph 5 has been noted early on by Scaliger (d. 1609).