Μορίου Διός. Attic Orators, vol. I. p. 289: “"Throughout Attica, besides the olives which were private property (“ἴδιαι ἐλαῖαι"”, Lys. or. 7 § 10) there were others which, whether on public or on private lands, were considered as the property of the state. They were called moriae (“μορίαι”）—the legend being that they had been propagated (“μεμορημέναι”) from the original olive which Athena herself had caused to spring up on the Acropolis. This theory was convenient for their conservation as State property, since, by giving them a sacred character, it placed them directly under the care of the Areiopagus, which caused them to be visited once a month by Inspectors (“ἐπιμεληταί”, Lys. or. 7 § 29), and once a year by special Commissioners (“γνώμονες”, ib. § 25). To uproot a moria was an offence punishable by banishment and confiscation of goods (ib. § 41).” Μορίου, from the objects protected; so “Ζεὺς ἱκέσιος, κτήσιος”, etc.
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