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corpse and another
A common example is a corpse re-animated by supernatural forces by the application of the deceased's own life force or that of another being ( such as a demon ).
* In Taiwanese black metal band Chthonic, one of the band members wears corpse paint to make himself look like a jiangshi, and another, the pianist wears a cloth with a spell on it around his head.
Richard's treatment of Henry's body in the final scene is another example of the lack of reverence for the dead ; after Henry's death, Richard stabs the corpse, proclaiming " Down, down to hell, and say I sent thee hither " ( 5. 6. 67 ).
Arrian relates an account that "... he flung himself on the body of his friend and lay there nearly all day long in tears, and refused to be parted from him until he was dragged away by force by his Companions ...", another that said "... he lay stretched upon the corpse all day and the whole night too ...", and another which told how he had the doctor, Glaucias, executed for his lack of care.
In some MMORPGs which have PVP ( Player-versus-player ) elements ( such as Diablo II and World of Warcraft ), " corpse camping " is used to refer to a practice by an enemy player character ( PC ) kills another PC in player versus player combat and then loiters in the area of the dead player's corpse.
A player will kill another player, then either place a mine or satchel charge on the corpse, or take cover nearby.
The ancient historian Diodorus claims ( in addition to his renarration of Herodotus ' story ) that Khufu was so much abhorred within his own folks, that the mortuary priests secretly brought the royal sarcophagus, together with the corpse of Khufu, to another, hidden grave.
Out of the window, I saw one corpse after another in the ditches.
At the time of death, a yogi can direct his consciousness up the central channel and out of this wheel in order to be reborn in a Pure Land, where they can carry on their tantric practices, or they can transfer their consciousness into another body or a corpse, in order to extend their lives.
Simeon Florea Marian in Înmormântarea la români ( 1892 ) describes another preventive method, unearthing and beheading then re-interring the corpse and head face down.
This serves to open another dimensional schism, through which Frank is able to escape, his body now reduced to a desiccated corpse by the Cenobites ' experiments.
In another episode, a child disperses water that Jesus has collected, Jesus then curses him, which causes the child's body to wither into a corpse.
", another shows Sophie has now become one of the undead -- the last corpse remaining, all depending on the player's final score and the number of continues used.
One old man holds the corpse of his son at his knees ; another tears his hair out in frustration and defeat.
If the monster is skinnable, no other player can skin it until the original player loots it, but there is nothing, so far, to prevent another player from camping the corpse and stealing the skin.
In a climactic battle, Caleb defeats Shial, crushing her with a powerful stomp of his boot, then proceeds to rip out and drink the heart blood from the nearly-dead, cocooned corpse of Gabriel, another of the betrayed Chosen, thus gaining the power of his fallen comrade.
Dawg has another piece, having stolen it from the corpse of a third brother, while a fourth brother, Mordachai ( George Murcell ), has the third.
As far as family, Groundskeeper Willie once told Principal Skinner that he had seen his own father being lynched for stealing a pig and, on another occasion, he expanded on his father's death, relating that his corpse had simply been thrown into a bog rather than receive a proper burial ( presumably in the aftermath of his sentence for pig theft ).
This is the same essay in which Dippel claimed to believe that souls could be transferred from one corpse to another by using a funnel.
As the return trip progresses, the crew are at first skeptical that something has come aboard while they were on Mars, but soon they accept this as a fact: The body-count begins to rise as they discover the shriveled corpse of a colleague and another near death, both of which have been sucked almost dry of all moisture, including their bone marrow.
One sticks the corpse with a pin and another places a mirror in front of the body's mouth and nose, both to verify Charles is really dead.
He could also get resurrected by another player via a spell or they could carry his corpse to a temple to be resurrected by the healer there.

corpse and monk
The papal vestments were torn from his body, the three fingers from his right hand that he had used in consecrations were cut off and the corpse was thrown into the Tiber ( later to be retrieved by a monk ).
Dutugemunu was victorious and Tissa was smuggled off the battlefield disguised as the corpse of a monk.
He instructed the young monk in the Sutras and told him to be mindful of the Hua Tou, " Who is dragging this corpse of mine?

corpse and is
This is why an oil lamp is lit and kept beside the head of the corpse, to light the dark tunnel and allow the soul to travel comfortably.
His plan is to recover the corpse himself in hopes that it contains ambergris.
The dead body of a human is referred to as a cadaver, or corpse.
A common black metal trait is the use of corpse paint
However, the most stand-out trait is their use of corpse paint – black and white makeup ( sometimes mixed with real or fake blood ), which is used to create a corpse-like appearance.
Such cases generally involve necro-cannibalism ( eating the corpse of someone who is already dead ) as opposed to homicidal cannibalism ( killing someone for food ).
The plot is thwarted and the secret preserved-the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam kills the Mentat and arranges for his corpse to be shipped home to Giedi Prime.
Funerary art is art produced in connection with burials, including many kinds of tombs, and objects specially made for burial with a corpse.
Whether the corpse of such a gladiator could be redeemed from further ignominy by friends or familia is not known.
Gothic fashion is often confused with Heavy Metal fashion and Emo fashion: outsiders often mistake fans of heavy metal for goth, particularly those who wear black trench coats or wear " corpse paint " ( a term associated with the black metal music scene ).
Ajax gives Hector his girdle, which will later be used to attach Hector's corpse to Achilles ' chariot by which he is dragged around the walls of Troy.
* 1947 – The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short (" The Black Dahlia ") is found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles.
There is no evidence that Julian's corpse was skinned and displayed, and it is likely that the illustrator simply confused the fate of Julian's body with that of Emperor Valerian ( emperor ) | Valerian.
In Have His Carcase, he finds Harriet is not in London, but learns from a reporter that she has discovered a corpse while on a walking holiday on England's coast.
The oldest known naturally mummified human corpse is a severed head dated as 6, 000 years old, found in 1936 at the site named Inca Cueva No. 4 in South America.
* 1895 – Eulmi incident-Queen Min of Joseon, the last empress of Korea, is assassinated and her corpse burnt by the Japanese in Gyeongbok Palace.
He sang like a professional criminal ... is voice could jar a corpse, always leave you muttering to yourself something like, ' Man, I don't believe it '.
descends regardless and fights both Nazis and undead until he arrives at the ancient house of worship, the Defiled Church, where Nazi scientist Professor Zemph is conducting a ' life essence extraction ' on the corpse of a Dark Knight.
They can't figure it out on their own, and never learn — a few hours later, Pipo is found vivisected in the grass ; his corpse does not even have the benefit of a tree ( The symbol of honor placed among all dead piggies ).
Saint David is also thought to be associated with corpse candles, lights that would warn of the imminent death of a member of the community.
Isabel Cristina Pinedo, author of Recreational Terror: Women and the Pleasures of Horror Film Viewing, states, " The horror genre must keep terror and comedy in tension if it is to successfully tread the thin line that separates it from terrorism and parody ... this delicate balance is struck in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in which the decaying corpse of Grandpa not only incorporates horrific and humorous effects, but actually uses one to exacerbate the other.

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