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