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The corpse of Thelyphron

Aussi appelé: Thelyphron's tale
Folklore et mythesMort-vivantBouge à peineSorcellerieMonde antique

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

L'affronter
Première mention
170
Apuleius, The Golden Ass (Metamorphoses), late 2nd century AD
Origine
Roman (literary)
Grèce
Ce qui le provoque
Sorcellerie
A necromancer briefly calls a dead man back into his body so that he can give evidence.
Comment on en devient un
A dead husband at Larissa in Thessaly whose widow is publicly accused of poisoning him.
Comment il se déplace
Bouge à peine
The corpse revives where it lies and speaks to the crowd.
Intelligence
Malin

Quand est-il apparu pour la première fois ?

Monde antiqueMoyen Âge1500 à 18991900 à 19671968 à 19992000 à 20092010 à aujourd'hui170

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

notes de terrain

Ce que disent les sources

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

Sources

  1. The Golden Ass - Wikipedia

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