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The corpse of Thelyphron

Era ayitibwa: Thelyphron's tale
Enfumo n'emboozi ez'eddaAbafu abalamuTatambula nnyoObulogoEnsi ey'edda

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

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Yasooka okuwandiikibwa
170
Apuleius, The Golden Ass (Metamorphoses), late 2nd century AD
Gy'ava
Roman (literary)
Buyonaani
Ekikireeta
Obulogo
A necromancer briefly calls a dead man back into his body so that he can give evidence.
Engeri omuntu gy'afuukamu omu ku bo
A dead husband at Larissa in Thessaly whose widow is publicly accused of poisoning him.
Engeri gy'atambulamu
Tatambula nnyo
The corpse revives where it lies and speaks to the crowd.
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Mugezi

Yasooka ddi okulabika?

Ensi ey'eddaEmirembe egya wakati1500 okutuuka 18991900 okutuuka 19671968 okutuuka 19992000 okutuuka 20092010 okutuuka leero170

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

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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

Ensibuko

  1. The Golden Ass - Wikipedia

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