English

Etymology
From Greek ��α��ή� �lover�, from ��αν �be in love with�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��ræsteɪs/

Noun
en-noun|erast|ai

1. (Greek History) An older man with sexual designs on a younger man

#:*2002: In regard to the boys (eromenos) involved in ancient Greek pederasty, Dover (1978:52) asked: �What does the eromenos get out of submission to his erastes?� � Stephen O Murray, Pacific Homosexualities (iUniverse 2002, p. 80)

See also
eromenos

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