CATAMITE

Catamite

In its modern usage the term catamite refers to the passive partner in anal intercourse. In its ancient usage a catamite was a pubescent boy who was the intimate companion of a young man in ancient Rome, usually in a pederastic friendship. It was usually a term of affection and literally means "Ganymede" in Latin. It was frequently used as a term of insult. The word derives from the proper noun Catamitus, the Latinized form of Ganymede, the beautiful Trojan youth abducted by Zeus to be his companion and cupbearer. The Etruscan form of the name was Catmite, from an alternate Greek form of the name, Gadymedes.

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catamite

Noun

  1. The junior partner in a pederastic relationship.


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