catamite

cat·a·mite

noun \ˈkat-ə-ˌmīt\

Definition of CATAMITE

: a boy kept by a pederast—called also pathic

Biographical Note for CATAMITE

Cat.a.mi.tus \ˌkat-ə-ˈmīt-əs, -ˈmēt-\ ??? Greek mythological character. Ganymede was an attractive Trojan boy who was abducted to Olympus to become the cupbearer of Zeus and later his homosexual lover.