customs
Pederastic Mentorship
paiderastia
An institutionalized Greek bond between an adult man (erastes) and an adolescent youth (eromenos) combining erotic, educational, and civic-formative roles.
Where this idea shows up
11 Greek sourcesWhere to read it
- Xenophon· Athens
- Memorabilia354 BCEXenophon· Athens
- Quaestiones Romanae120 CEPlutarch· Chaeronea
- Deipnosophistae230 CEAthenaeus of Naucratis· Naucratis