Greek pederasty, as idealised by the Greeks from archaic times onward, was a relationship and bond between an adult man and an adolescent boy outside his immediate family. It was seen by the Greeks as an essential element in their culture from the time of Homer onwards. Marriages in Ancient Greece between men and women had a similar difference in age: men in their 30s commonly took wives in their early teens.

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  • Greek pederasty, as idealised by the Greeks from archaic times onward, was a relationship and bond between an adult man and an adolescent boy outside his immediate family. It was seen by the Greeks as an essential element in their culture from the time of Homer onwards. Marriages in Ancient Greece between men and women had a similar difference in age: men in their 30s commonly took wives in their early teens. The term pederasty derives from the combination of pais (Greek for 'boy') with erastēs (Greek for 'lover'; cf. eros). The Greeks considered it normal for any man to be drawn to the beauty of an adolescent boy — just as much if not more than to that of a woman. What they disagreed upon was whether and how to express that desire. Pederasty is closely associated with the customs of athletic and artistic nudity in the gymnasia, delayed marriage for upper-class men (gentlemen), symposia and social seclusion of women. It was also integral to Greek military training, and at times a factor in the deployment of troops.
  • La pederastia griega (del griego παιδεραστία), idealizada por los griegos desde la época arcaica, era una relación entre un joven adolescente y un hombre adulto que no pertenecía a su familia próxima,. Surgió como una tradición aristocrática educativa y de formación moral. Los griegos la consideraban por ello un elemento esencial de su cultura ya desde los tiempos de Homero. Es importante señalar que la diferencia de edad entre erōmenos y erastēs es paralela a la que se daba entre los contrayentes del matrimonio en la antigua Grecia: un hombre en la treintena y una jovencita de entre quince y dieciocho años. También cabe remarcar que el erómeno era un adolescente ya entrado en la pubertad y no un niño, como se entiende en el concepto actual de pederastia. El término deriva de la combinación de dos vocablos griegos: παιδ- (raíz de παῖς, παιδός, 'niño' o 'muchacho') y ἐραστής (erastēs, 'amante'; cf. erotismo). En un sentido más amplio, la palabra se refiere al amor erótico entre adolescentes y hombres adultos. Los griegos consideraban normal que un hombre se sintiese atraído por la belleza de un joven, tanto o más que por la de una mujer. Solo había controversia sobre la forma en que debía expresarse este deseo. La pederastia estaba muy relacionada con la tradición atlética y artística de la desnudez en la gimnasia, con la costumbre de matrimonios tardíos para los varones, con los banquetes y con el hecho de que las mujeres estuvieran recluidas en sus hogares. También era algo fundamental para el entrenamiento militar griego, y un factor importante en la formación de sus tropas.
  • Il termine pederastia deriva dal greco antico παιδ- paid-, "ragazzo", e ἐραστής erastès, "amante". Nell'antica Grecia indica il peculiare fenomeno del rapporto ritualizzato e socialmente codificato del rapporto fra due maschi di età diversa.
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  • Greek pederasty, as idealised by the Greeks from archaic times onward, was a relationship and bond between an adult man and an adolescent boy outside his immediate family. It was seen by the Greeks as an essential element in their culture from the time of Homer onwards. Marriages in Ancient Greece between men and women had a similar difference in age: men in their 30s commonly took wives in their early teens.
  • La pederastia griega (del griego παιδεραστία), idealizada por los griegos desde la época arcaica, era una relación entre un joven adolescente y un hombre adulto que no pertenecía a su familia próxima,. Surgió como una tradición aristocrática educativa y de formación moral. Los griegos la consideraban por ello un elemento esencial de su cultura ya desde los tiempos de Homero.
  • Il termine pederastia deriva dal greco antico παιδ- paid-, "ragazzo", e ἐραστής erastès, "amante". Nell'antica Grecia indica il peculiare fenomeno del rapporto ritualizzato e socialmente codificato del rapporto fra due maschi di età diversa.
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  • Pederasty in ancient Greece
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  • Pederastia en la Antigua Grecia
  • Pederastia greca
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