Puer aeternus (Latin for 'eternal boy'; female: puella aeterna; sometimes shortened to puer and puella) in mythology is a child-god who is eternally young.

A puer mingēns (Latin: [ˈpʊ.ɛr ˈmɪŋ.ɡeːns]; pl.: puerī mingentēs [ˈpʊ.ɛr.iː mɪŋ.ˈɡɛn.teːs]) [1] is a figure in a work of art depicted as a prepubescent boy in the act of urinating, either actual or …

In ancient Greece and Rome, a catamite (Latin: catamītus) was a pubescent boy who was the intimate companion of an older male, usually in a pederastic relationship. [1] It was generally a …

In Jungian psychology, the term ‘puer’ is used to describe an adult man whose emotional life has remained at an adolescent level, usually coupled with too great a dependence on the mother. …

In Jungian psychology, the Puer Aeternus (Latin for “eternal boy”) and the Senex (Latin for “old man”) are archetypes representing opposing aspects of the psyche. Also, we will talk about …

Jan 20, 2025 · Most Jungian literature on the Puer archetype focuses on the boy or girl possessed by this Eternal Child archetype. But ultimately, these archetypal patterns are all triggered by …

Feb 5, 2020 · Latin for “eternal child,” used in mythology to designate a child-god who is forever young; psychologically it refers to an older man whose emotional life has remained at an …

Find puer (Noun) in the Latin Online Dictionary with English meanings, all fabulous forms & inflections and a conjugation table: puer, pueri, puero, puerum, pueri, puerorum

Oct 9, 2022 · Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist Carl Jung rescued the mythological term of puer aeternus and used it in the exploration of the psychology of eternal youth and creative child …

Derived from the Latin term meaning ‘eternal youth’, in Jungian psychology puer aeternus is used to describe a certain type of person who has the characteristics of being charming, …