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Polykritos

Kallas även: Polycritus the Aetolarch, Polykritos the Aitolian
Folktro och myterOdödSpringerAntiken

Polykritos is the cannibal revenant of Phlegon's Book of Marvels. A dead official walks into the citizens' assembly, demands his infant and, when refused, eats it in front of the crowd, impervious to their stones. The child's severed head delivers the oracle. It is a rare ancient story of a returned corpse eating human flesh, the act that defines the modern zombie.1

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Först belagd
150
Phlegon of Tralles, Book of Marvels, 2nd century AD; the story is set in Aetolia in the 3rd century BC
Ursprung
Ancient Greek
Grekland
Vad som orsakar det
Aldrig förklarat
He returns at the moment the assembly debates the fate of his newborn child.
Hur man blir en
An Aetolian magistrate who died on the fourth night of his marriage.
Hur den rör sig
Springer
Appears suddenly in the public assembly dressed in black, speaks, then seizes his child and tears it apart.
Intelligens
Smart
Svaga punkter
  • none: stones thrown by the crowd did not hurt him, and he vanished of his own accord

När dök den upp första gången?

Antiken
Medeltiden
1500 till 1899
1900 till 1967
1968 till 1999
2000 till 2009
2010 till idag
150

Phlegon of Tralles, Book of Marvels, 2nd century AD; the story is set in Aetolia in the 3rd century BC

fältanteckningar

Vad källorna säger

1

His widow bore a child with both male and female genitals, which seers took as an omen1

2

He told the citizens his body was dead but his goodwill towards them was alive1

3

When they hesitated to hand over the child he devoured it, leaving only the head1

4

The head then spoke a prophecy of war and plague1

5

The Aetolians sent their families away and suffered heavy losses in battle the next year1

Skulle du hinna undan?

Hastighetsklass utifrån hur källorna beskriver den (springer), inte en mätning.

Du, gående cirka 5 km/h
Du, joggande cirka 10 km/h
En vältränad vuxen i full sprint cirka 24 km/h
Polykritos cirka 24 km/h
En snabb cyklist cirka 37 km/h

Källor

  1. Phlegon, Book of Marvels - ToposText

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