Pederasty Flashcards
1
Q
pederasty
A
socially acknowledged educative and erotic relationship between an adult male and a younger male
fathers wanted their sons to be chosen by a wealthy and respected erastes
2
Q
erastes
A
‘lover’
older partner 20-mid 20s
3
Q
eromenos
A
‘beloved’
younger partner 13-20
4
Q
role of the erastes
A
would pursue the eromenos, sometimes in gymnasium
would provide a sound education for his eromenos in politics, philosophy, rhetoric and social customs
would shower with gifts but not money
5
Q
role of the eromenos
A
chose for beauty
provide sexual release - interfemoral sex
not enjoyed by eromenos, purely for pleasure of erastes
not penetrated so didn’t take ‘woman’s role’ in sex
