eromenos
Definitions
An adolescent boy in Ancient Greece who was loved by an older man, or was in an pedagogic relationship with him.
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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