Funeral Games in Athens During the 5th century BC in the Light of Literary and Artistic Sources

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1 Department of History, Faculty of Women, Ain Shams University, Egypt

2 Histort Dep. Faculty of Women. Ain Shams Uni.

3 Department History, Faculty of arts, University Ain-Shams University, Egypt

4 Department History, Faculty of Women, University Ain-Shams University, Egypt

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Funeral life has received the attention of the Athenian people throughout the ages with the rituals and funeral events held in the honor of the deceased. The rituals begin immediately after the death and last for years to commemorate the anniversary, because they believed that the Spirit had the ability to walk around and follow the rituals held in their honor. The funeral games were one of the events that members of the community were keen to hold and which the elite of the wealthiest Athenian families dedicated high costs to attract the attendees and participants to the events. The research addresses the 5th century BC, the time era marked by the existence of two kinds of funeral games. first official funeral games, which were held and supervised by the state at its own expense in honor of its warriors who spent their lives in defense of the city. Second, the family's special funeral games for the deceased and all the ancestors to honor them in isolation from the state, However, both had similar events and prizes for winners.

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Buhūth
Volume 5, Issue 3
Social Sciences and Humanities and Languages
March 2025
Pages 24-44

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