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Golem

A golem (/ˈɡoʊ.ləm/ ⓘ GOH-ləm; Hebrew: גּוֹלֶם, romanized: gōlem) is an animated anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore that is created entirely from inanimate matter, usually clay or mud. The most famous golem narrative involves Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the late-16th-century rabbi of Prague. According to Moment magazine, "the golem is a highly…

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Country
Kingdom of Bohemia
Details
Protector of the Jewish community, created from clay or mud, animated through mystical rituals.
First attested
Talmud
Folklore
Jewish folklore
Grouping
Monster
Habitat
Typically resides in attics or temples

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Theme of hubris

Culture of the Czech Republic

Clay Boy variation

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Golem

Nodes110
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Avg. degree1.98
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related to Further reading · 116
Golem → Albany, Arnold, Art, Artificial Anthropoid, Asclepio, Baer, Based, Ben Zion, Bielefeld, Bilski, Bloch, Bokser, Cabbalah, Chayim, Chihaia, Curt, Dana, Danger, Deliverance, Dennis
related to Classic narrative: The Golem of Prague · 27
Golem → Bezalel, Depending, Friday, God, Golem's, He, Hebrew, Holy Roman Emperor, Jews, Josef, Judah Loew, Maharal, Old New Synagogue, One Friday, Prague, Rabbi, Rabbi Loew, Rudolf II, Sabbath, Saturday
related to Earliest stories · 21
Golem → Adam, During, Early, Eleazar, In, Jewish, Judaism, Like Adam, Merkabah, Middle Ages, Rav Zeira, Rava, Sanhedrin, Sefer Yetzirah, Sode Raza, Talmud, The, Tractate Sanhedrin, Worms, You
related to Sources of the Prague narrative · 17
Golem → Abraham Tendlau, According, Berthold Auerbach, Der Golam, Der Golem, Franz Klutschak, Georg Leopold Weisel, German, Gustav Philippson, Hoch-Rabbi-Löb1847, John Neubauer, Legende1841, Prague, Prague Golem, Rabbi Löw1842, Spinoza1841, The
related to In popular culture · 15
Golem → Backstab, D's, Dragons, Dungeons, Frankenstein's, Golems, Gothic, In, Kabbalistic, Medieval Jewish, Philippe Tessier, Ravenloft, The, There, Universal's
related to Culture of the Czech Republic · 9
Golem → Abraham Akkerman, Czech, Czech Republic, Golem Team, Gustav Meyrink, René Richter, Several, The, The Golem
related to Etymology · 9
Golem → Bible, God's, In Modern Hebrew, Pirkei Avot, Psalm, Similarly, The, There, Yiddish
related to Theme of hubris · 9
Golem → Chełm, Frankenstein, Golems, In, Karel, Prague, Rossum's Universal Robots, The, The Sorcerer's Apprentice
related to Clay Boy variation · 8
Golem → Clay Boy, Glínyanyĭ, In, Russian, Slavic, The Clay Boy, The Gingerbread Man, Yiddish
related to Golem of Chełm · 7
Golem → Baal Shem, Chełm, Christoph Arnold, Elijah, Rabbi Eliyahu, The, The Christian

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prague rabbi jewish isbn maharal created clay golems frankenstein folklore monster new one man hebrew stories written human popular name

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GolemCountryKingdom of Bohemia1.00infobox
GolemDetailsProtector of the Jewish community, created from clay or mud, animated through mystical rituals.1.00infobox
GolemFirst attestedTalmud1.00infobox
GolemFolkloreJewish folklore1.00infobox
GolemGroupingMonster1.00infobox
GolemHabitatTypically resides in attics or temples1.00infobox
GolemOther nameGōlem (.mw-parser-output .script-hebrew,.mw-parser-output .script-Hebr{font-family:"Ezra SIL SR","Ezra SIL","SBL Hebrew","Taamey Frank CLM","SBL BibLit","Taamey Ashkenaz","Frank…1.00infobox
GolemRegionPrague1.00infobox
Golemis ahighly mutable metaphor with seemingly limitless symbolism0.90text
Golemis apopular figure in the Czech Republic0.90text
אמת emeṯ 'truth' is inscribed on the goleminstance ofa word0.80text
sometimes on its foreheadinstance ofa word0.80text

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