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The corpse of Thelyphron

Ook wel genoemd: Thelyphron's tale
Folklore en mythenOndoodBeweegt amperHekserijOudheid

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

Vecht ertegen
Eerst vastgelegd
170
Apuleius, The Golden Ass (Metamorphoses), late 2nd century AD
Herkomst
Roman (literary)
Griekenland
Wat het veroorzaakt
Hekserij
A necromancer briefly calls a dead man back into his body so that he can give evidence.
Hoe je er een wordt
A dead husband at Larissa in Thessaly whose widow is publicly accused of poisoning him.
Hoe hij beweegt
Beweegt amper
The corpse revives where it lies and speaks to the crowd.
Intelligentie
Slim

Wanneer verscheen hij voor het eerst?

OudheidMiddeleeuwen1500 tot 18991900 tot 19671968 tot 19992000 tot 20092010 tot nu170

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

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Wat de bronnen zeggen

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

Bronnen

  1. The Golden Ass - Wikipedia

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