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.
Medical Dictionary
catamite
noun cat·a·mite \ˈkat-ə-ˌmīt\
Medical Definition of CATAMITE
: a boy kept by a pederast—called also pathic
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