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Funeral games
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 according to numerous traditions, funeral games were a regular feature of Mycenean Greek society. The ''Iliad'' describes the funeral games held by Achilles in honor of Patroclus,〔Homer, ''Iliad'' book 23.〕 and a similar competition was attributed by Virgil to Aeneas, who held games on the anniversary of his father's death.〔Publius Vergilius Maro, ''Aeneid'' book 5.〕 Many of the contests were similar to those held at the Olympic Games, and although held in honor of Zeus, many scholars see the origin of Olympic competition in these earlier funeral games.
Similar competitions known as Aonachs were held in Ireland, the most famous of which was the Aonach Tailteann, held at the fair of Tailltean. According to the ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'', the fair was established by the legendary king Lugh Lámhfhada (reigned 1849 to 1809 BC) in honor of his foster-mother, Tailtiu.〔''(Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters: From the Earliest Period to the Year 1171 )'' John O'Donovan, translator and editor (Dublin, 1849).〕 These games are known to have been held during Ireland's medieval period, perhaps as early as the sixth century, but died out after the Norman Invasion of Ireland in the twelfth century. Some sources date the games themselves to the midpoint of Lugh's reign, in 1829 BC, claiming that they predate the Greek Olympics by over a thousand years, and even that they were the inspiration for the Olympic Games.
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