Ephebe
GREEK TERM FOR A MALE ADOLESCENT, OR FOR A SOCIAL STATUS RESERVED FOR THAT AGE, IN ANTIQUITY
Epheboi; Ephebia; Ephebus; Ephebi; Agrigento Ephebe; Ephebe (sculpture); Ephebe; Ephebes; Epheb; Ephebeia
Ephebe (from the Greek ephebos ἔφηβος (plural: epheboi ἔφηβοι), anglicised as ephebe (plural: ephebes), or Latinate ephebus (plural: ephebi) is the term for an adolescent male. In ancient Greek society and mythology, an ephebos was a boy, aged 17–18, who went through a period of initiation that included military training.