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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.

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  • Pederasty in ancient Greece
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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.
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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.
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