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'''erastes''' from [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] ἐραστής (erastēs, “lover”), from ἐραν (eran, “be in love with”).
:''For the main entry see, [[Erastes]]''
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|pos= ''n''. - from the [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] ἐραστής (''erastēs'', "lover"), from ἐραν (''eran'', "be in love with").
|1= Lover
|2= (Greek history) An adult man who courted or was in an [[pederastic]] relationship with an adolescent boy aged 12 to about 17, who was called ''[[eromenos]]''.
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1. A lover
2. (Greek History) An adult man who courted or was in an pederastic relationship with an adolescent boy, who was called an [[eromenos]].


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Pederasty]]
*[[Eromenos (dictionary)|Eromenos]]
*[[Adult friend]]
*[[Adult friend]]
*[[eromenos]]


==External links==
*''Erastes'' at thefullwiki.org
:http://www.thefullwiki.org/Erastes
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For the main entry see, Erastes
BoyWiki Dictionary: Erastes (dictionary)
n. - from the Ancient Greek ἐραστής (erastēs, "lover"), from ἐραν (eran, "be in love with").

¹ Lover

² (Greek history) An adult man who courted or was in an pederastic relationship with an adolescent boy aged 12 to about 17, who was called eromenos.


See also

External links

  • Erastes at thefullwiki.org
http://www.thefullwiki.org/Erastes