German

Noun

Erastes m

1. erastes

Antonyms

• Eromenos

English

Noun

erastes ‎(plural erastai)

1. (Greek History) An adult man who courted or was in an pederastic relationship with an adolescent boy, who was called an eromenos.
   • 2002, In regard to the boys (erōmenos) involved in ancient Greek pederasty, Dover (1978:52) asked: “What does the eromenos get out of submission to his erastēs?” — Stephen O Murray, Pacific Homosexualities (iUniverse 2002, p. 80)

Translations

See also

• eromenos

Anagrams

• Easters, reseats, saeters, seaters, starees, teasers, tessera