Funeral Games (disambiguation)

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Funeral games are athletic contests held in honor of a recently deceased person.

Funeral games are athletic competitions held in honor of a recently deceased person. The celebration of funeral games was common to a number of ancient civilizations. Athletics and games such as wrestling are depicted on Sumerian statues dating from approximately 2600 BC, and funeral games are depicted in early Greek vases, such as the Francois vase at Florence and the Amphiaraus vase in Berlin. In some accounts, funeral games were not merely held to honor the deceased, but in order to propitiate the spirits of those who had died.

Funeral Games may also refer to:

<i>Funeral Games</i> (novel) book by Mary Renault

Funeral Games is a 1981 historical novel by Mary Renault, dealing with the death of Alexander the Great and its aftermath, the gradual disintegration of his empire. It is the final book of her Alexander trilogy.

<i>Funeral Games</i> (play) play written by Joe Orton

Funeral Games is a 50 minute television play by Joe Orton.

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