192 Isaeus, i. 17. The “friendship” insured that his presence and officiating at the tomb would be acceptable to the soul of the deceased—always an important consideration. M98 Early semi-pastoral habits. 193 Thuc. i. 2. Νεμόμενοί τε τὰ αὑτῶν ἔκαστοι ὅσον ἀποζῇν, καὶ περιουσίαν χρημάτων οὐκ ἔχοντες οὐδὲ γῆν φυτεύοντες, ἄδηλον ὃν ὁπότε τις ἐπελθὼν καὶ ἀτειχίστων ἅμα ὄντων ἄλλος ἀφαιρήσεται. _ 194 Od._ 21. 16. Cf. _Il._ xi. 682 _sq._ where the booty consists of 50 herds of kine, 50 flocks of sheep, 50 droves of swine, 50 flocks of goats, and 150 chestnut mares, many with foals at foot. _ 195 Il._ xx. 216-8. _ 196 Il._ xxi. 602. Cf. _Od._ iii. 495. M99 Modern methods of land-tenure in Greece and the islands. _ 197 Consular Reports_, p. 20. _ 198 Ibid._ M100 Family-holdings in Santa Maura. 199 P. 199. _ 200 Consular Reports_, pp. 23 and 30. M101 The open field system in Greece, M102 and in the islands. _ 201 Ibid._ p. 26. _ 202 Ibid._ p. 40. _ 203 Ibid._ p. 49. M103 The open field system in Homer. 204 “The Homeric Land System,” _Journal of Hellenic Studies_, 1885. M104 Ownership of the κλῆρος vested in the head of the οἶκος. 205 Isaeus, xi. 49 (Hagnias). 206 Harp. _s. v._ ἀφ᾽ Ἑστίας μυεῖσθαι; Ἰσαῖος ἐν τῷ πρὸς Καλυδῶνα. ὁ ἀφ᾽ Ἑστίας μυούμενος Ἀθηναῖος ἦν πάντως. κλήρῳ δὲ λαχὼν ἐμυεῖτο. M105 Dependence of other members of the οἶκος. 207 Isaeus, vii. 15 and 27, (Apollod.) 208 1055 _et seq._ _Cf._ 1149 where one brother lives with his father after the division, whilst his brother has a house of his own: and 1086 where two brothers live apart but with undivided estate. M106 The prerogative of the eldest brother, _ 209 Il._ xv. 187 _sq._ _ 210 Ib._ xiii. 355. _ 211 Cf._ the use of ἠθεῖος (“revered”) as the stock epithet of the _eldest_ brother in Homer _Il._ vi. 518, and elsewhere. Pollux, _On._ 3, 24, states that this is the right use of the word. M107 contrasted with the power of the head of the household. _ 212 Od._ xiii. 142. _ 213 Il._ iv. 59 _sq._ Καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ θεός εἰμι, γένος δὲ μοι ἔνθεν, ὅθεν σοι; καὶ με πρεσβυτάτην τέκετο Κρόνος ἀγκυλομήτης, ἀμφότερον, γενεῇ τε καὶ οὕνεκα σὴ παράκοιτις κέκλημαι; σὺ δὲ πᾶσι μετ᾽ ἀθανάτοισιν ἀνάσσεις. _ 214 Od._ i. 397, _cf._ ix. 115. 215 xxix. Εἰς Ἑστίαν. Ἑστιη, ἣ πάντων ἐν δώμασιν ὑψηλοῖσιν ἀθανάτων τε θεῶν χαμαὶ ἐρχομένων τ᾽ ἀνθρώπων ἕδρην ἀίδιον ἔλαχε, πρεσβηίδα τιμὴν, καλὸν ἔχουσα γέρας καὶ τίμιον; οὐ γὰρ ἄτερ σοῦ εἰλαπίναι θνητοῖσιν, ἵν᾽ οὐ πρώτῃ πυμάτῃ τε Ἑστίῃ ἀρχόμενος σπένδει μελιηδέα οἶνον. 216 Pol. I. 2, 6. πᾶσα γὰρ οἰκία βασιλεύεται ὑπὸ τοῦ πρεσβυτάτου. _Cf._ use of πρεσβεύεσθαι in _Aesch. Ag._ 1300, _Choeph._ 486 and 631. _ 217 Gortyn Law_, iv. 24, _supra_ p. 47. M108 No joint holding between a father and his sons.