Literary Record Details

Author: HOMERUS Epic.

Opus: Odyssea
Reference: Hom.Od.14.209

Period: Archaic

Genre: poetry
Subgenre: epic
Object:
Gender: m
Context: inheritance

Greek Text: τοὶ δὲ ζωὴν ἐδύσαντο παῖδες ὑπέρθυμοι καὶ ἐπὶ κλήρους ἐβάλοντο, αὐτὰρ ἐμοὶ μάλα παῦρα δόσαν καὶ οἰκί᾽ ἔνειμαν.

English Text: his proud sons divided among them his substance, and cast lots therefor. To me they gave a very small portion, and allotted a dwelling

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Kleros 500, Hom.Od.14.209
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