Catamite
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A catamite was the younger partner in a pederastic relationship between two males in the ancient world, especially ancient Rome. The word 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 cupbearer in Greek mythology.
See Sexuality in ancient Rome for more information.
