Golem

A golem (Hebrew: גולם) is an anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore that is magically created and brought to life, typically out of inanimate matter such as clay or mud. The term golem originates from the Hebrew word gelem (גולם), which means "unformed" or "incomplete," reflecting the creature's artificial and lifeless nature before being animated. In Yiddish, the term is also used to describe a foolish or clumsy person. The most famous golem story involves the 16th-century Jewish mystic Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel of Prague, who is said to have created a golem to protect the Jewish community from anti-Semitic attacks. The concept of the golem has been explored in various forms of literature, art, and popular culture, often symbolizing the dangers of unchecked ambition or the struggle between creation and control. In German, the word for golem is Golem, and in Polish, it is golem.