In the practice of _____,the older man served as the younger one's teacher and model of courage and virtue.

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Pederasty was a practice in ancient Greece where an older man would take a younger male as his lover, and also serve as his mentor and teacher in matters of culture, politics, and warfare. The older man was supposed to model courage and virtue for the younger man, who would in turn learn and emulate those qualities.

In the Practice of _____,The Older Man Served as the Younger