What does "eromenos" mean?

An adolescent boy in Ancient Greece who was loved by an older man, or was in an pedagogic relationship with him.

What is a synonym for "eromenos"?

Common synonyms include: erastes.

How do you pronounce "eromenos"?

Pronounced //ɛˈɹəʊmɛnɒs//.

Eromenos

//ɛˈɹəʊmɛnɒs// noun

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Noun

1
An adolescent boy in Ancient Greece who was loved by an older man, or was in an pedagogic relationship with him. historical
"In his early twenties the young aristocratic lover (erastes) took a teen-aged youth, the eromenos or beloved, to bond with and train before going on at about age thirty to matrimony and fatherhood."

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erastes

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"In his early twenties the young aristocratic lover (erastes) took a teen-aged youth, the eromenos or beloved, to bond with and train before going on at about age thirty to matrimony and fatherhood."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐρώμενος (erṓmenos, “beloved”).

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ancient greece

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