A boy who has a sexual relationship with a man.
[Latin catamītus, from Catamītus, Ganymede, from Etruscan Catmite, from Greek Ganumēdēs.]
catamite
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cat·a·mite (kăt'ə-mīt')  |
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A boy who has a sexual relationship with a man.
A boy who has a sexual relationship with a man.
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A catamite is the younger, passive (anal recipient) partner in a pederastic relationship between two males, which was a popular arrangement in many areas of the ancient world.
Kings and Emperors in some ancient cultures had not only concubines but also catamites (male concubines), in addition to their many wives.
The word catamite is derived from the Latin catamitus, itself borrowed from the Etruscan catmite, a corruption of the Greek Ganymedes, the boy who was seduced by Zeus and became his beloved and cup-bearer in Greek mythology.[1]
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