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The corpse of Thelyphron

Ook bekend as: Thelyphron's tale
Volksverhale en mitesOndoodBeweeg skaarsToweryAntieke wêreld

The tale of Thelyphron in Apuleius's novel contains one of antiquity's best-known reanimations. A dead man is raised in the street to settle a murder accusation and uses his moment to expose what was done to the man guarding him. The episode treats the temporary revival of a corpse as a recognised, if rare, service. It is an early example of the dead brought back to testify.1

Veg daarteen
Eerste opgeteken
170
Apuleius, The Golden Ass (Metamorphoses), late 2nd century AD
Oorsprong
Roman (literary)
Griekeland
Wat dit veroorsaak
Towery
A necromancer briefly calls a dead man back into his body so that he can give evidence.
Hoe jy een word
A dead husband at Larissa in Thessaly whose widow is publicly accused of poisoning him.
Hoe dit beweeg
Beweeg skaars
The corpse revives where it lies and speaks to the crowd.
Intelligensie
Slim

Wanneer het dit eerste verskyn?

Antieke wêreldMiddeleeue1500 tot 18991900 tot 19671968 tot 19992000 tot 20092010 tot vandag170

Apuleius, The Golden Ass (Metamorphoses), late 2nd century AD

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Wat die bronne sê

1

The story is told at a dinner by a man who was hired to guard the corpse overnight1

2

Thessalian witches were said to steal flesh from the dead for their spells1

3

The revived corpse confirms that his wife murdered him1

4

He then reveals that the witches came in the night and called his name1

5

Because the guard had the same name, he answered too, and the witches cut off his nose and ears and replaced them with wax1

Bronne

  1. The Golden Ass - Wikipedia

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Selfde era: Antieke wêreld

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