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Catamite is a corrupt form of "Ganymede," the young cupbearer to Zeus in Greek mythology. The term was used in the Renaissance and the eighteenth century as a derogatory designation of a boy kept by a man for sexual purposes.
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Catamite is a corrupt form of "Ganymede," the young cupbearer to Zeus in Greek mythology. The term was used in the Renaissance and the eighteenth century as a derogatory designation of a boy kept by a man for sexual purposes. |
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