Eromenos (dictionary)

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n. - from the Ancient Greek ἐρώμενος (erōmenos, "beloved"), from ἐράω (eráō, "be in love with").

¹ Beloved (beloved boy)

² (Greek history) An adolescent boy aged 12 to about 17, who was courted by or in an erotic relationship with an older man, who was called erastes.

See also

• Pederasty
• Paidika
• Young friend
• Loved boy
• erastes