Abstract
The article offers an interpretation of Hesiod’s enigmatic injunction in Works
and Days 750-752 concerning seating a child upon ‘unmoveables’. It identifies
akinētoisi as boundary markers that may also be grave markers/cenotaphs,
using Early Irish and Roman comparators. It interprets the stricture
speculatively as relating to a ritual transfer of ownership/inheritance, advising
roughly not to suffer transfer of a plot/household to a male heir who is too
young to steward it.
and Days 750-752 concerning seating a child upon ‘unmoveables’. It identifies
akinētoisi as boundary markers that may also be grave markers/cenotaphs,
using Early Irish and Roman comparators. It interprets the stricture
speculatively as relating to a ritual transfer of ownership/inheritance, advising
roughly not to suffer transfer of a plot/household to a male heir who is too
young to steward it.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 5-20 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Hermathena |
| Volume | 2019 |
| Issue number | 207 |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Aug 2024 |
Keywords
- Hesiod
- Ancient Poetry
- Classics
- Indo-European
- Anthropology
- Old Irish laws