These Gods are seen as anthropomorphic, taken on human characteristics and behavior. Also like humans, Gods play favorites and get involved in human events. The view of God in the Christian religion is quit different from the view of Gods just seen in the Greek religion of the Iliad. Christians, unlike the Greeks of Homer's time, believe in one God Almighty. He is seen as divine entity, which knows all and sees all. Like the Greek Gods, the Christian God too had a mortal son. To Christians he is known as Jesus, and was sent to earth by God. Like a mortal he was able to die. However, unlike a regular mortal, Christians see his death as a symbol of salvation. They believe that he has died for their sins, therefore saving the Christian people. The Greeks in the Iliad had actual one on one conversation with a God during time of prayer. Christian prayer is similar to Greek prayer in the Iliad, in that it is a verbal request to God. Christian sometimes talks to God during prayer, but mostly prayer is considered a set form of words used for a devout request. It can take place alone or in a community setting such as church or during mass. The major differences between Christian prayer and prayer in the Iliad is that Christian prayer is spoken to God or a saintly figure that is unseen. The last feature shared between both religions is funeral rites. In Homer's Iliad it is seen why the Greeks perform funerals for heroes. The reason for this is to turn the body from impure to pure and to put their body to rest. The acts of funeral mourning include laying the dead on a funeral pyre of timber, then the mound is heaped over the dead, and their hair is cut. Eventually, the dead is burned and their bones are later buried. In honor of the dead funeral games are held. These events include boxing, wrestling, archery, and spear throwing contests. Christian funerals are held, as a way for loved ones to celebrate the dead's life and mourn their passing.