kourotrophic

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Relating to the goddess Kourotrophos. Greek
  2. Relating to the rearing of youths, especially in the context of Ancient Greece.
    — Virgin goddesses had no interest in exerting their powers in this way. Instead, the Greeks made them interact with mortal men in a kourotrophic capacity: rather than functioning as sexual partners, they became nurturing guardians of young men approaching adulthood or protectors of male heroes.

词源

From Kourotrophos + -ic.
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