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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 ...
Legendary creatures from Judaism, specifically from Jewish mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. A.
The Qur'an (Qur'an 23:12), [17] states, "Man We did create from a quintessence of clay" [A. Yusuf Ali translation]. In Jewish folklore, a golem (Hebrew: גולם) is an animated anthropomorphic being that is created entirely from inanimate matter, usually clay or mud. [18]
Jewish folklore are legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales, stories, tall tales, and customs that are the traditions of Judaism. Folktales are characterized by the presence of unusual personages, by the sudden transformation of men into beasts and vice versa, or by other unnatural incidents.
The Patriarchs in Hebrew bible are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. These three figures are referred to collectively as the patriarchs of Judaism, and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal age. The narrative in Genesis revolves around the themes of posterity ...
(Jewish mythology) Ruyi (As Desired or As [You] Wish), a curved decorative object that serves as a ceremonial sceptre in Chinese Buddhism or a talisman symbolizing power and good fortune in Chinese folklore. (Chinese folklore) Was (Power or Dominion), a scepter associated with the gods as well as with the pharaoh. In later use, it was a symbol ...
In Jewish mythology, a dybbuk (/ ˈ d ɪ b ə k /; Yiddish: דיבוק, from the Hebrew verb דָּבַק dāḇaq meaning 'adhere' or 'cling') is a malicious possessing spirit believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. [1] It supposedly leaves the host body once it has accomplished its goal, sometimes after being exorcised. [2 ...
The Adoration of the Golden Calf – picture from the Hortus deliciarum of Herrad of Landsberg (12th century). According to the Torah and the Quran, the golden calf (Hebrew: עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב, romanized: ʿēḡel hazzāhāḇ) was a cult image made by the Israelites when Moses went up to Mount Sinai.