In Athens the older man was called "erastes", he was to educate, protect, love, and provide a role model for his "eromenos", whose reward for him lay in his beauty, youth, and promise.
In Athens the older man was called "erastes", he was to educate, protect, love, and provide a role model for his beloved. His beloved was called "eromenos" whose reward for his lover lay in his beauty, youth, and promise.