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‖ erastes, n.|ɛˈræsteɪs, -z, -iːz|
Pl. erastai.
[Gr. ἐραστής ‘(heterosexual or homosexual) lover’, f. ἐρᾶν to be in love with.]
In ancient Greece, an older man who desires or pursues a younger man (known as an eromenos).
[1932H. Licht Sexual Life in Anc. Greece 414 A boy's lover..was called ἐραστής..; the boy who was the object of affection was called ἐρώµενος (loved).] 1970Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. CI. 274 The erastes has to proceed from level to level of these forms of beauty, until he reaches the Idea. 1978K. J. Dover Greek Homosexuality i. 16 For the senior partner I have adopted the Greek noun erastēs, ‘lover’. Ibid. ii. 66 A male who has one or more erastai and is accustomed to the attentions and admiration of older males may himself fall in love with a girl. 1990R. Garland Gr. Way of Life 178 An adolescent youth called an erômenos..was introduced into adult society by an older homosexual lover or erastês, most probably in his mid- to late twenties. |