pederasty
Man-boy sexual relations
Pederasty is sexual activity between a man and a boy.
The term typically refers to the ancient Greek practice in which adult men took adolescent boys as lovers, often framed as mentorship.
Modern usage is less specific and largely synonymous with child sexual abuse by men.
The related term pederast denotes someone who engages in such activity.
Harm inflicted on minors
- sexual abuseNonconsensual intimate violation
- molestationCriminal unwanted sexual contact
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
victim · prosecution · imprisonment · sex offender · statutory rape · consent · minor · illegality
Formal expert discussion meeting
- gymnasiumIndoor athletic facility
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- SocratesAncient Athenian questioning philosopher
- AristophanesAncient Greek comic dramatist
Athenian · Thebes · Zeus · Ganymede · classical antiquity · Hellenic · pedagogy · philosophy
Cultural or social prohibition
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
depravity · immorality · abhorrent · disgrace · ostracism · repugnance · anathema · opprobrium
Guidance from experienced person
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- tutelageGuided instruction, oversight
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- submissionYielding to another's will
authority · hierarchy · influence · manipulation · coercion · grooming · exploitation · asymmetry
child abuse
Harm inflicted on minors
- sexual abuseNonconsensual intimate violation
- molestationCriminal unwanted sexual contact
- exploitationSelfish use of others
predator · victim · prosecution · imprisonment · sex offender · statutory rape · consent · minor · illegality · trafficking
symposium
Formal expert discussion meeting
- gymnasiumIndoor athletic facility
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- SocratesAncient Athenian questioning philosopher
Aristophanes · Athenian · Thebes · Zeus · Ganymede · classical antiquity · Hellenic · pedagogy · philosophy · mentoring
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
prohibition · depravity · immorality · abhorrent · disgrace · ostracism · repugnance · anathema · opprobrium · censure
mentorship
Guidance from experienced person
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- tutelageGuided instruction, oversight
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
submission · authority · hierarchy · influence · manipulation · coercion · grooming · exploitation · asymmetry · control
- Greek lovesame-sex love, homoeroticism, symposium, gymnasium, Achilles
- Greek ritualslibation, libations, animal sacrifice, blood sacrifice, votive offerings
- sexual sinsfornication, adultery, lust, lechery, lewdness
- ancient sexualityfertility rites, fertility cults, sacred marriage, sex magic, erotic art
pederastyvirtue
Moral goodness or merit
goodness · decency · righteousness · good · morality
pederastychild protection
Measures ensuring youth safety
mutual consent · safeguarding · child welfare · mutual respect · guardianship