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	{{History}}		{{History}}
	In the [[Athenian pederasty\|pederastic tradition of Classical Athens]], the '''''eromenos''''' ("beloved"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐρώμενος, pl. ἐρώμενοι, ''eromenoi'') was an adolescent boy who was involved in an educational [[Homoerotic (dictionary)\|homoerotic]] relationship with an adult man, known as the ''[[erastes]]'' ("lover"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐραστής, pl. ἐρασταί, ''erastai'').		In the [[Athenian pederasty\|pederastic tradition of Classical Athens]], the '''''eromenos''''' ("beloved"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐρώμενος, pl. ἐρώμενοι, ''eromenoi'') was an adolescent boy who was involved in an [[Mentorship\|educational]] [[Homoerotic (dictionary)\|homoerotic]] relationship with an adult man, known as the ''[[erastes]]'' ("lover"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐραστής, pl. ἐρασταί, ''erastai'').

	The term for the role often varied from one ''[[Polis (dictionary)\|polis]]'' to another. In Athens, the ''eromenos'' was also known as ''[[Paidika (dictionary)\|paidika]];'' in Sparta they used ''aites'' (hearer), a term also used in [[Thessaly]];<ref>R. Burton, "Terminal Essay" N.12.</ref> in Crete the boys were known as ''kleinos'' (glorious) and, if they had fought in battle with their lover, as ''parastathenes'' (one who stands beside).		The term for the role often varied from one ''[[Polis (dictionary)\|polis]]'' to another. In Athens, the ''eromenos'' was also known as ''[[Paidika (dictionary)\|paidika]];'' in Sparta they used ''aites'' (hearer), a term also used in [[Thessaly]];<ref>R. Burton, "Terminal Essay" N.12.</ref> in Crete the boys were known as ''kleinos'' (glorious) and, if they had fought in battle with their lover, as ''parastathenes'' (one who stands beside).

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	{{History}}		{{History}}
	In the [[Athenian pederasty\|pederastic tradition of Classical Athens]], the '''''eromenos''''' ("beloved"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐρώμενος, pl. ἐρώμενοι, ''eromenoi'') was an adolescent boy who was involved in an educational [[Homoerotic (dictionary)\|homoerotic]] relationship with an adult man, known as the ''[[erastes]]'' ("lover"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐραστής, pl. ἐρασταί, ''erastai'').		In the [[Athenian pederasty\|pederastic tradition of Classical Athens]], the '''''eromenos''''' ("beloved"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐρώμενος, pl. ἐρώμενοι, ''eromenoi'') was an adolescent boy who was involved in an educational [[Homoerotic (dictionary)\|homoerotic]] relationship with an adult man, known as the ''[[erastes]]'' ("lover"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐραστής, pl. ἐρασταί, ''erastai'').

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	[[File:Man and youth with bag of knucklebones as love gift.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Homoerotic scene: Man and boy about to make love at a [[palaestra]]. Attic red-figure cup by the Brygos Painter, ca. 530–430 BC. Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 1967.304.]]		[[File:Man and youth with bag of knucklebones as love gift.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Homoerotic scene: Man and boy about to make love at the [[palaestra]]. Attic red-figure cup by the Brygos Painter, ca. 530–430 BC. Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 1967.304.]]
	{{History}}		{{History}}
	In the [[Athenian pederasty\|pederastic tradition of Classical Athens]], the '''''eromenos''''' ("beloved"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐρώμενος, pl. ἐρώμενοι, ''eromenoi'') was an adolescent boy who was involved in an educational [[Homoerotic (dictionary)\|homoerotic]] relationship with an adult man, known as the ''[[erastes]]'' ("lover"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐραστής, pl. ἐρασταί, ''erastai'').		In the [[Athenian pederasty\|pederastic tradition of Classical Athens]], the '''''eromenos''''' ("beloved"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐρώμενος, pl. ἐρώμενοι, ''eromenoi'') was an adolescent boy who was involved in an educational [[Homoerotic (dictionary)\|homoerotic]] relationship with an adult man, known as the ''[[erastes]]'' ("lover"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐραστής, pl. ἐρασταί, ''erastai'').

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	==Characteristics of the role==		==Characteristics of the role==
	[[File:Erastes and Eromenos Flanked by a Dead Hare and a Dead Fox.png\|thumb\|right\|Erastes and Eromenos Flanked by a Dead Hare and a Dead Fox. Attic black-figure cup by the Sokles Painter, c. 550–530 B.C. Swiss private collection.]]		[[File:Erastes and Eromenos Flanked by a Dead Hare and a Dead Fox.png\|thumb\|right\|Erastes and Eromenos Flanked by a Dead Hare and a Dead Fox. Attic black-figure cup by the Sokles Painter, c. 550–530 B.C. Swiss private collection.]]
	The youth was expected to put up resistance to the entreaties of the various ''erastai'' seeking to win his affection, in order to test their seriousness of purpose, and to choose the most deserving. As a result, in Attica, ''eromenoi'' were assiduously courted, and were at times the object of street fights and arguments among the young men vying for their affection.<ref>Aeschines, ''Against Timarchos''.</ref> Some of the ''eromenoi'' moved in with their lovers, with whom they lived for some period of time, usually until coming of age. Most ''erastai''-''eromenoi'' relationships were expected to break apart ~~after~~ the young partner ~~became~~ of ~~age~~, although a minority of couples stayed together as full-time lovers.		The youth was expected to put up resistance to the entreaties of the various ''erastai'' seeking to win his affection, in order to test their seriousness of purpose, and to choose the most deserving. As a result, in Attica, ''eromenoi'' were assiduously courted, and were at times the object of street fights and arguments among the young men vying for their affection.<ref>Aeschines, ''Against Timarchos''.</ref> Some of the ''eromenoi'' moved in with their lovers, with whom they lived for some period of time, usually until coming of age. Most ''erastai''-''eromenoi'' relationships were expected to break apart when the young partner entered adulthood (signaled by the growth of a beard), although a minority of couples stayed together as full-time lovers.

	The Greeks recognized and valued that time in the life of a boy when he was considered to be ripe for loving; the Greek word used to describe such a boy was ''hôraios'', meaning "in season" or "in bloom".<ref>Xenophon, ''Memorabilia'', 1.3.8–14.</ref> ''Eromenoi'' were generally males aged twelve to seventeen.<ref>Amy Richlin, "sexuality", in ''[[Oxford Classical Dictionary\|Oxford Classical Dictionary]]'', 3rd ed., 1996, p. 1399.</ref> Though the ''eromenos'' was valued for his beauty, he was appreciated even more for his modesty, industriousness and courage. In [[Plato]]'s ''[[Symposium (Plato)\|Symposium]]'' (191e–192a), the character Aristophanes says that the ''eromenoi'' who "love men and enjoy lying with men and being embraced by men" are not shameless, but rather "the best of boys and lads, because they are the most manly in their nature" (though this may have been a view held by aristocratic Athenians of Plato and Aristophanes' type, the nature of Platonic dialogues makes it uncertain whether it was actually held by either Plato or Aristophanes themselves).		The Greeks recognized and valued that time in the life of a boy when he was considered to be ripe for loving; the Greek word used to describe such a boy was ''hôraios'', meaning "in season" or "in bloom".<ref>Xenophon, ''Memorabilia'', 1.3.8–14.</ref> ''Eromenoi'' were generally males aged twelve to seventeen.<ref>Amy Richlin, "sexuality", in ''[[Oxford Classical Dictionary\|Oxford Classical Dictionary]]'', 3rd ed., 1996, p. 1399.</ref> Though the ''eromenos'' was valued for his beauty, he was appreciated even more for his modesty, industriousness and courage. In [[Plato]]'s ''[[Symposium (Plato)\|Symposium]]'' (191e–192a), the character Aristophanes says that the ''eromenoi'' who "love men and enjoy lying with men and being embraced by men" are not shameless, but rather "the best of boys and lads, because they are the most manly in their nature" (though this may have been a view held by aristocratic Athenians of Plato and Aristophanes' type, the nature of Platonic dialogues makes it uncertain whether it was actually held by either Plato or Aristophanes themselves).

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	In the [[Athenian pederasty\|pederastic tradition of Classical Athens]], the '''''eromenos''''' ("beloved"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐρώμενος, pl. ἐρώμενοι, ''eromenoi'') was an adolescent boy who was involved in an educational [[Homoerotic (dictionary)\|homoerotic]] relationship with an adult man, known as the ''[[erastes]]'' ("lover"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐραστής, pl. ἐρασταί, ''erastai'').		In the [[Athenian pederasty\|pederastic tradition of Classical Athens]], the '''''eromenos''''' ("beloved"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐρώμενος, pl. ἐρώμενοι, ''eromenoi'') was an adolescent boy who was involved in an educational [[Homoerotic (dictionary)\|homoerotic]] relationship with an adult man, known as the ''[[erastes]]'' ("lover"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐραστής, pl. ἐρασταί, ''erastai'').

	The term for the role often varied from one ''[[Polis (dictionary)\|polis]]'' to another. In Athens, the ''eromenos'' was also known as ~~the~~ ''[[Paidika (dictionary)\|paidika]];'' in Sparta they used ''aites'' (hearer), a term also used in [[Thessaly]];<ref>R. Burton, "Terminal Essay" N.12.</ref> in Crete the boys were known as ''kleinos'' (glorious) and, if they had fought in battle with their lover, as ''parastathenes'' (one who stands beside).		The term for the role often varied from one ''[[Polis (dictionary)\|polis]]'' to another. In Athens, the ''eromenos'' was also known as ''[[Paidika (dictionary)\|paidika]];'' in Sparta they used ''aites'' (hearer), a term also used in [[Thessaly]];<ref>R. Burton, "Terminal Essay" N.12.</ref> in Crete the boys were known as ''kleinos'' (glorious) and, if they had fought in battle with their lover, as ''parastathenes'' (one who stands beside).

	The ideal ''eromenos''—as well as his ''erastes''—was expected to be ruled by the principles of ''enkrateia'', or "self-mastery", which presumed an attitude of moderation and self-restraint in all matters.		The ideal ''eromenos''—as well as his ''erastes''—was expected to be ruled by the principles of ''enkrateia'', or "self-mastery", which presumed an attitude of moderation and self-restraint in all matters.

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	The youth was expected to put up resistance to the entreaties of the various ''erastai'' seeking to win his affection, in order to test their seriousness of purpose, and to choose the most deserving. As a result, in Attica, ''eromenoi'' were assiduously courted, and were at times the object of street fights and arguments among the young men vying for their affection.<ref>Aeschines, ''Against Timarchos''.</ref> Some of the ''eromenoi'' moved in with their lovers, with whom they lived for some period of time, usually until coming of age. Most ''erastai''-''eromenoi'' relationships were expected to break apart after the young partner became of age, although a minority of couples stayed together as full-time lovers.		The youth was expected to put up resistance to the entreaties of the various ''erastai'' seeking to win his affection, in order to test their seriousness of purpose, and to choose the most deserving. As a result, in Attica, ''eromenoi'' were assiduously courted, and were at times the object of street fights and arguments among the young men vying for their affection.<ref>Aeschines, ''Against Timarchos''.</ref> Some of the ''eromenoi'' moved in with their lovers, with whom they lived for some period of time, usually until coming of age. Most ''erastai''-''eromenoi'' relationships were expected to break apart after the young partner became of age, although a minority of couples stayed together as full-time lovers.

	The Greeks recognized and valued that time in the life of a boy when he was considered to be ripe for loving; the Greek word used to describe such a boy was ''hôraios'', meaning "in season" or "in bloom".<ref>Xenophon, ''Memorabilia'' 1.3.8–14.</ref> ''Eromenoi'' were generally males aged twelve to seventeen.<ref>Amy Richlin, "sexuality", in ''[[Oxford Classical Dictionary\|Oxford Classical Dictionary]]'', 3rd ed., 1996, p. 1399.</ref> Though the ''eromenos'' was valued for his beauty, he was appreciated even more for his modesty, industriousness and courage. In [[Plato]]'s ''[[Symposium (Plato)\|Symposium]]'' (191e–192a), the character Aristophanes says that the ''eromenoi'' who "love men and enjoy lying with men and being embraced by men" are not shameless, but rather "the best of boys and lads, because they are the most manly in their nature" (though this may have been a view held by aristocratic Athenians of Plato and Aristophanes' type, the nature of Platonic dialogues makes it uncertain whether it was actually held by either Plato or Aristophanes themselves).		The Greeks recognized and valued that time in the life of a boy when he was considered to be ripe for loving; the Greek word used to describe such a boy was ''hôraios'', meaning "in season" or "in bloom".<ref>Xenophon, ''Memorabilia'', 1.3.8–14.</ref> ''Eromenoi'' were generally males aged twelve to seventeen.<ref>Amy Richlin, "sexuality", in ''[[Oxford Classical Dictionary\|Oxford Classical Dictionary]]'', 3rd ed., 1996, p. 1399.</ref> Though the ''eromenos'' was valued for his beauty, he was appreciated even more for his modesty, industriousness and courage. In [[Plato]]'s ''[[Symposium (Plato)\|Symposium]]'' (191e–192a), the character Aristophanes says that the ''eromenoi'' who "love men and enjoy lying with men and being embraced by men" are not shameless, but rather "the best of boys and lads, because they are the most manly in their nature" (though this may have been a view held by aristocratic Athenians of Plato and Aristophanes' type, the nature of Platonic dialogues makes it uncertain whether it was actually held by either Plato or Aristophanes themselves).

	The ''eromenos'' was typically portrayed as undergoing [[pedagogy\|pedagogical training]], and while he typically was also the object of affection and passion, he was not necessarily sexually engaged. When present, sexual expression is depicted in the iconography as having consisted primarily of fondling and [[intercrural sex]]. [[Anal sex]] appears to have been less common, yet frequent enough to be a topic of comedy, and of criticism based on the opinion that it was a was a shameful practice<ref>[[Aesop]], "Zeus and Shame" (Perry 109, Chambry 118, Gibbs 528), in ''Fables''.</ref> and risked feminizing the boys who grew to like it.		The ''eromenos'' was typically portrayed as undergoing [[pedagogy\|pedagogical training]], and while he typically was also the object of affection and passion, he was not necessarily sexually engaged. When present, sexual expression is depicted in the iconography as having consisted primarily of fondling and [[intercrural sex]]. [[Anal sex]] appears to have been less common, yet frequent enough to be a topic of comedy, and of criticism based on the opinion that it was a was a shameful practice<ref>[[Aesop]], "Zeus and Shame" (Perry 109, Chambry 118, Gibbs 528), in ''Fables''.</ref> and risked feminizing the boys who grew to like it.

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	[[File:Erastes and Eromenos Flanked by a Dead Hare and a Dead Fox.png\|thumb\|right\|Erastes and Eromenos Flanked by a Dead Hare and a Dead Fox. Attic black-figure cup by the Sokles Painter, c. 550–530 B.C. Swiss private collection.]]		[[File:Erastes and Eromenos Flanked by a Dead Hare and a Dead Fox.png\|thumb\|right\|Erastes and Eromenos Flanked by a Dead Hare and a Dead Fox. Attic black-figure cup by the Sokles Painter, c. 550–530 B.C. Swiss private collection.]]
	The youth was expected to put up resistance to the entreaties of the various ''erastai'' seeking to win his affection, in order to test their seriousness of purpose, and to choose the most deserving. As a result, in Attica, ''eromenoi'' were assiduously courted, and were the object of street fights and arguments among the young men vying for their affection.<ref>Aeschines, ''Against Timarchos''.</ref> Some of the ''eromenoi'' moved in with their lovers, with whom they lived for some period of time, usually until coming of age. ~~Many~~ ''erastai''-''eromenoi'' ~~relations broke~~ apart after the young partner became of age~~. Some~~ stayed together as full time lovers~~, but not the majority~~.		The youth was expected to put up resistance to the entreaties of the various ''erastai'' seeking to win his affection, in order to test their seriousness of purpose, and to choose the most deserving. As a result, in Attica, ''eromenoi'' were assiduously courted, and were at times the object of street fights and arguments among the young men vying for their affection.<ref>Aeschines, ''Against Timarchos''.</ref> Some of the ''eromenoi'' moved in with their lovers, with whom they lived for some period of time, usually until coming of age. Most ''erastai''-''eromenoi'' relationships were expected to break apart after the young partner became of age, although a minority of couples stayed together as full-time lovers.

	The Greeks recognized and valued that time in the life of a boy when he was considered to be ripe for loving; the Greek word used to describe such a boy was ''hôraios'', meaning "in season" or "in bloom".<ref>Xenophon, ''Memorabilia'' 1.3.8–14.</ref> ''Eromenoi'' were generally males aged twelve to seventeen.<ref>Amy Richlin, "sexuality", in ''[[Oxford Classical Dictionary\|Oxford Classical Dictionary]]'', 3rd ed., 1996, p. 1399.</ref> Though the ''eromenos'' was valued for his beauty, he was ~~valued~~ even more for his modesty, industriousness and courage. In [[Plato]]'s ''[[Symposium (Plato)\|Symposium]]'', the character Aristophanes says that the ''eromenoi'' who "love men and enjoy lying with men and being embraced by men" are not shameless, but rather "the best of boys and lads, because they are the most manly in their nature" (~~191e–192a. Though~~ this may have been a view held by aristocratic Athenians of Plato and Aristophanes' type, the nature of Platonic dialogues makes it uncertain whether it was actually held by either Plato or Aristophanes themselves).		The Greeks recognized and valued that time in the life of a boy when he was considered to be ripe for loving; the Greek word used to describe such a boy was ''hôraios'', meaning "in season" or "in bloom".<ref>Xenophon, ''Memorabilia'' 1.3.8–14.</ref> ''Eromenoi'' were generally males aged twelve to seventeen.<ref>Amy Richlin, "sexuality", in ''[[Oxford Classical Dictionary\|Oxford Classical Dictionary]]'', 3rd ed., 1996, p. 1399.</ref> Though the ''eromenos'' was valued for his beauty, he was appreciated even more for his modesty, industriousness and courage. In [[Plato]]'s ''[[Symposium (Plato)\|Symposium]]'' (191e–192a), the character Aristophanes says that the ''eromenoi'' who "love men and enjoy lying with men and being embraced by men" are not shameless, but rather "the best of boys and lads, because they are the most manly in their nature" (though this may have been a view held by aristocratic Athenians of Plato and Aristophanes' type, the nature of Platonic dialogues makes it uncertain whether it was actually held by either Plato or Aristophanes themselves).

	The ''eromenos'' was typically portrayed as undergoing [[pedagogy\|pedagogical training]] and while he typically was also the object of affection and passion, he was not necessarily sexually engaged. When present, sexual expression is depicted in the iconography as having consisted primarily of fondling and [[intercrural sex]]. [[Anal sex]] appears to have been less common, yet frequent enough to be a topic of comedy, and of criticism based on the opinion that it was a ~~practice which~~ was shameful<ref>[[Aesop]], "Zeus and Shame" (Perry 109, Chambry 118, Gibbs 528), in ''Fables''.</ref> and risked feminizing the boys who grew to like it.		The ''eromenos'' was typically portrayed as undergoing [[pedagogy\|pedagogical training]], and while he typically was also the object of affection and passion, he was not necessarily sexually engaged. When present, sexual expression is depicted in the iconography as having consisted primarily of fondling and [[intercrural sex]]. [[Anal sex]] appears to have been less common, yet frequent enough to be a topic of comedy, and of criticism based on the opinion that it was a was a shameful practice<ref>[[Aesop]], "Zeus and Shame" (Perry 109, Chambry 118, Gibbs 528), in ''Fables''.</ref> and risked feminizing the boys who grew to like it.

	Upon reaching the age of maturity (around eighteen years), the ''eromenos'' would cut his long hair and become eligible for taking on the role of ''[[erastes]]'' and courting and winning an ''eromenos'' of his own.		Upon reaching the age of maturity (around eighteen years), the ''eromenos'' would cut his long hair and become eligible for taking on the role of ''[[erastes]]'', and courting and winning an ''eromenos'' of his own.

	''Eromenos'' is traditionally translated into English as "beloved", although this is not a perfect match for the concept.		''Eromenos'' is traditionally translated into English as "beloved", although this is not a perfect match for the concept.

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	{{History}}		{{History}}
	In the [[Athenian pederasty\|pederastic tradition of Classical Athens]], the '''''eromenos''''' ("beloved"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐρώμενος, pl. ἐρώμενοι, ''eromenoi'') was an adolescent boy who was involved in a [[Homoerotic (dictionary)\|homoerotic]] relationship with an adult man, known as the ''[[erastes]]'' ("lover"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐραστής, pl. ἐρασταί, ''erastai'').		In the [[Athenian pederasty\|pederastic tradition of Classical Athens]], the '''''eromenos''''' ("beloved"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐρώμενος, pl. ἐρώμενοι, ''eromenoi'') was an adolescent boy who was involved in an educational [[Homoerotic (dictionary)\|homoerotic]] relationship with an adult man, known as the ''[[erastes]]'' ("lover"; [[Greece\|Greek]]: ἐραστής, pl. ἐρασταί, ''erastai'').

	The term for the role often varied from one ''[[Polis (dictionary)\|polis]]'' to another. In Athens, the ''eromenos'' was also known as the ''[[Paidika (dictionary)\|paidika]];'' in Sparta they used ''aites'' (hearer), a term also used in [[Thessaly]];<ref>R. Burton, "Terminal Essay" N.12.</ref> in Crete the boys were known as ''kleinos'' (glorious) and if they had fought in battle with their lover, as ''parastathenes'' (one who stands beside).		The term for the role often varied from one ''[[Polis (dictionary)\|polis]]'' to another. In Athens, the ''eromenos'' was also known as the ''[[Paidika (dictionary)\|paidika]];'' in Sparta they used ''aites'' (hearer), a term also used in [[Thessaly]];<ref>R. Burton, "Terminal Essay" N.12.</ref> in Crete the boys were known as ''kleinos'' (glorious) and, if they had fought in battle with their lover, as ''parastathenes'' (one who stands beside).

	The ideal ''eromenos''—as well as his ''erastes''—was expected to be ruled by the principles of ''enkrateia'', or "self-mastery", which presumed an attitude of moderation and self-restraint in all matters.		The ideal ''eromenos''—as well as his ''erastes''—was expected to be ruled by the principles of ''enkrateia'', or "self-mastery", which presumed an attitude of moderation and self-restraint in all matters.

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	The ''eromenos'' was typically portrayed as undergoing [[pedagogy\|pedagogical training]] and while he typically was also the object of affection and passion, he was not necessarily sexually engaged. When present, sexual expression is depicted in the iconography as having consisted primarily of fondling and [[intercrural sex]]. [[Anal sex]] appears to have been less common, yet frequent enough to be a topic of comedy, and of criticism based on the opinion that it was a practice which was shameful<ref>[[Aesop]], "Zeus and Shame" (Perry 109, Chambry 118, Gibbs 528), in ''Fables''.</ref> and risked feminizing the boys who grew to like it.		The ''eromenos'' was typically portrayed as undergoing [[pedagogy\|pedagogical training]] and while he typically was also the object of affection and passion, he was not necessarily sexually engaged. When present, sexual expression is depicted in the iconography as having consisted primarily of fondling and [[intercrural sex]]. [[Anal sex]] appears to have been less common, yet frequent enough to be a topic of comedy, and of criticism based on the opinion that it was a practice which was shameful<ref>[[Aesop]], "Zeus and Shame" (Perry 109, Chambry 118, Gibbs 528), in ''Fables''.</ref> and risked feminizing the boys who grew to like it.

	Upon reaching the age of maturity (~~circa~~ eighteen years), the ''eromenos'' would cut his long hair and become eligible for taking on the role of ''[[erastes]]'' and courting and winning an ''eromenos'' of his own.		Upon reaching the age of maturity (around eighteen years), the ''eromenos'' would cut his long hair and become eligible for taking on the role of ''[[erastes]]'' and courting and winning an ''eromenos'' of his own.

	''Eromenos'' is traditionally translated into English as "beloved", although this is not a perfect match for the concept.		''Eromenos'' is traditionally translated into English as "beloved", although this is not a perfect match for the concept.