[ancient Greece] A funeral oration or epitaphios logos (ἐπιτάφιος λόγος) is a formal speech delivered on the ceremonial occasion of a funeral. Funerary customs comprise the practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from the funeral itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour. In ancie... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral_oration_(ancient_Greece)