Funeral Games

In Greek epic poetry, the deaths of heroes were marked with athletic competitions, as were those of great men in early historical times. At such an occasion the poet Hesiod won a tripod in a competition for a funeral song.

In the study of European antiquity, funeral games are athletic contests held in honor of a recently deceased person.

Funeral Games as a title may refer to:

• Funeral Games (novel), by Mary Renault
• Funeral Games (play), by Joe Orton

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