Definition of Funeral oration

Funeral Oration is a speech by Lysias, one of the "Canon of Ten" Attic orators (Speech 2 in Lamb's translation).

A funeral oration or epitaphios logos (Greek: ) 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 ancient Greece and, in particular, in  ancient Athens, the funeral oration was deemed an indispensable component of the funeral ritual.