Ephebos (disambiguation)

Ephebos (disambiguation)

In Antiquity, ephebos (often in the plural epheboi), also anglicised as ephebe (plural: ephebes) or archaically ephebus (plural: ephebi), is a Greek word for an adolescent male. It may refer to:
*Ephebos, that age group or a social status reserved for males of that age group
**Ephebia - official institutions in Greek city-states for training young men of that age
*Ephebe (sculpture), a sculptural type from antiquity, portraying young men of this age.
*Ephebophilia, love of adolescents
*Ephebiphobia, fear of adolescents
*Ephebus (personal name)


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  • Ephebos — This page refers to the social group denoted by this term. For other uses, eg in sculpture, see Ephebos (disambiguation). Ephebos (ἔφηβος) (often in the plural epheboi), also anglicised as ephebe (plural: ephebes) or archaically ephebus (plural:… …   Wikipedia

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