An epikleros was an heiress in ancient Athens—specifically, a daughter of a man who died without male heirs. She did not inherit the property directly, but rather acted as a conduit to transfer her father's estate to her husband, who was Legally supposed to be the nearest male relative, ensuring the estate stayed within the family line. If she was already Married at the time, her marriage was ended Unless the father has adopted her husband to keep the property in the family.
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I thought this was more common in Sparta than Athens
Wow, so sexist it becomes incestious. That’s a new low I didn’t think the greeks were capabe of.