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Illustration of The corpse of Thelyphron
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The corpse of Thelyphron

Ikwabizwa ngokuba: Thelyphron's tale
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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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Yabhalwa okokuqala
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Apuleius, The Golden Ass (Metamorphoses), late 2nd century AD
Imvelaphi
Roman (literary)
IGrisi
Oko kuyibangelayo
Ubugqwirha
A necromancer briefly calls a dead man back into his body so that he can give evidence.
Indlela umntu aba yiyo ngayo
A dead husband at Larissa in Thessaly whose widow is publicly accused of poisoning him.
Indlela ehamba ngayo
Phantse ayihambi
The corpse revives where it lies and speaks to the crowd.
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Ihlabathi lamanduloAmaxesha Aphakathi1500 ukuya ku-18991900 ukuya ku-19671968 ukuya ku-19992000 ukuya ku-20092010 ukuza kuthi ga namhlanje170

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

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Oko kuthethwa yimithombo

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

Imithombo

  1. The Golden Ass - Wikipedia

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