Meaning & use
Ephebe
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In ancient Greece, a young man, typically between eighteen and twenty, undergoing training for citizenship or military service.
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The museum's marble statue depicts an ephebe standing in the idealized pose favored by classical sculptors.
Athenian ephebes swore an oath of loyalty to the city before completing their two years of service.
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From Greek "ephebos," literally "one arrived at puberty"; the term is now mostly used in classical studies and art history.
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