Comparative mythology corpus

Funeral Games Honoring The Dead

2 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Greek The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR. / BOOK XXIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 20969-21070 high Achilles and the Myrmidons honor Patroclus; his ghost demands burial; wood, procession, hair offerings, animal and captive sacrifices, pyre, libations to Winds, bone collection in a gold urn, tomb, and funeral games are listed. record
Greek The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR. / BOOK XXIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 21344-21448 high The chief gathers the populace on the plain; a train of oxen, mules, steeds, vases, tripods, brass, and women is brought from the ships for the funeral games. record