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The corpse of Thelyphron

Detto anche: Thelyphron's tale
Folklore e mitiNon mortoSi muove appenaStregoneriaMondo antico

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

Combatterlo
Prima attestazione
170
Apuleius, The Golden Ass (Metamorphoses), late 2nd century AD
Origine
Roman (literary)
Grecia
Cosa lo causa
Stregoneria
A necromancer briefly calls a dead man back into his body so that he can give evidence.
Come lo si diventa
A dead husband at Larissa in Thessaly whose widow is publicly accused of poisoning him.
Come si muove
Si muove appena
The corpse revives where it lies and speaks to the crowd.
Intelligenza
Furbo

Quando è comparso per la prima volta?

Mondo anticoMedioevoDal 1500 al 1899Dal 1900 al 1967Dal 1968 al 1999Dal 2000 al 2009Dal 2010 a oggi170

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

appunti sul campo

Cosa dicono le fonti

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

Fonti

  1. The Golden Ass - Wikipedia

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Stessa epoca: Mondo antico

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