Kang Tchou of Cambridge University notes Dover's definition is similar to the idea of "heavenly love" articulated by Pausanias that "encourages a stable life-long relationship between the boy and the man and enhances the intellectual development of the younger boy". Synonyms include coitus interfemoris, thigh sex and interfemoral sex. Webster's Dictionary defines intercrural sex as an act in which one partner “plac penis . The Ancient Greek term for this practice was διαμηρίζειν diamērizein ("to do between the thighs"). Dover used the term to refer to sexual activity between an older man and a young boy. Kenneth Dover first introduced the term "intercrural sex" in his 1978 book Greek Homosexuality.
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In the 17th century, intercrural sex was featured in multiple pieces of literature and it took cultural prominence, being seen as a part of male-on-male sexual habits following the trial of Mervyn Tuchet.
It later became subject to sodomy laws and became increasingly seen as contemptible. It was a common practice in ancient Greek society prior to the early centuries AD, and was frequently discussed by writers and portrayed in artwork such as vases. Intercrural sex, which is also known as coitus interfemoris, thigh sex and interfemoral sex, is a type of non-penetrative sex in which the penis is placed between the receiving partner's thighs and friction is generated via thrusting. Kilmer, depicts "the position most commonly adopted". The earliest example of intercrural sex in an artwork it, according to the author of Greek Erotica Martin F.