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  2. Golem - Wikipedia

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    The clay golem is based on the golem of Medieval Jewish folklore, though changed from "a cherished defender to an unthinking hulk". [ 64 ] [ 65 ] The flesh golem is related to Frankenstein's monster as Universal 's 1931 film , seen in e.g. being empowered by electricity, [ 66 ] though again with the difference of being essentially an unthinking ...

  3. Category:Jewish legendary creatures - Wikipedia

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    Legendary creatures from Judaism, specifically from Jewish mythology. ... Golem (2 C, 17 P) L. Leviathan (14 P) Pages in category "Jewish legendary creatures"

  4. Jewish folklore - Wikipedia

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    Rabi Loew and Golem by Mikoláš Aleš (1899).. There are a few definitely Jewish legends of the Middle Ages which partake of the character of folktales, such as those of the Jewish pope Andreas and of the golem, or that relating to the wall of the Rashi chapel, which moved backward in order to save the life of a poor woman who was in danger of being crushed by a passing carriage in the narrow ...

  5. Creation of life from clay - Wikipedia

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    In Jewish folklore, a golem (Hebrew: גולם) is an animated anthropomorphic being that is created entirely from inanimate matter, usually clay or mud. [18] Greek

  6. Jewish mythology - Wikipedia

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    Jewish mythology is the body of myths associated with Judaism. Elements of Jewish mythology have had a profound influence on Christian mythology and on Islamic mythology , as well as on Abrahamic culture in general. [ 1 ]

  7. Shem HaMephorash - Wikipedia

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    Shem HaMephorash figures in the legend of the golem, an animated anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore that was created entirely from inanimate matter (usually clay). The earthen figure was then animated by placing a piece of parchment with the name of God in its mouth. [51]

  8. List of legendary creatures by type - Wikipedia

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    Basan, a fire-breathing chicken from Japanese mythology; Cockatrice, a chicken-headed dragon or serpent, visually similar to or confused with the Basilisk. Gallic rooster, a symbolic rooster used as an allegory for France; Gullinkambi, a rooster who lives in Valhalla in Norse mythology; Rooster of Barcelos, a mythological rooster from Portugal

  9. Homunculus - Wikipedia

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    The homunculus has also been compared to the golem of Jewish folklore. Though the specifics outlining the creation of the golem and homunculus are very different, the concepts both metaphorically relate man to the divine, in his construction of life in his own image.