| Author(s) |
Dillon, Matthew
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| Publication Date |
2021-03
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| Abstract |
<p>Pederasty, the love of an older male (<i>erastēs</i>, the lover) for a younger male in his pre-or nearly pubescent state (<i>eromenos</i>, the beloved), was a Greek sexual phenomenon, particularly characteristic of SPARTA where it was anal in orientation and connected with military training and pedagaogic motivation; it was practiced at ATHENS among aristocrats but took an intercrural form there (see below).</p>
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| Citation |
The Herodotus Encyclopedia, v.3, p. 1065-1066
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| ISBN |
9781119113522
9781119113539
9781118689646
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| Language |
en
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| Publisher |
Wiley & Sons, Inc
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| Edition |
1
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| Title |
Pederasty
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| Type of document |
Entry In Reference Work
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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