Erastes (dictionary)

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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

• Pederasty
• Eromenos
• Adult friend

External links

• Erastes at thefullwiki.org

http://www.thefullwiki.org/Erastes