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golem::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mythical being |
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Low expectations can lower self-efficacy and is referred to as the golem effect.
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Gladstone's afrit, Honorius, was destroyed when he made contact with Duvall's golem.
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As a metaphor for science, the golem has been employed with great effect.
From the newscientist.com
Three more steps and I pop like a golem into a wood-panelled court.
From the guardian.co.uk
A living golem that wields a great axe, created by those who would serve the Greek god Ares.
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A golem is a magical creature in Jewish mythology that has been made of clay and brought to life.
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Borges anticipates manipulation of life in an entry on the golem.
From the guardian.co.uk
It is implied that whoever signs their name in that box is the only person able to control the golem.
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Bartimaeus had to have Kitty Jones attack the golem in the second book, because he could not get close to the golem.
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- (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means
- Automaton: a mechanism that can move automatically
- In Jewish folklore, a golem (/u02C8u0261ou028Alu0259m/ GOH-lu0259m; Hebrew: u05D2u05D5u05DCu05DDu200Eu200E) is an animated anthropomorphic being, magically created entirely from inanimate matter. The word was used to mean an amorphous, unformed material (usually out of stone and clay) in Psalms and medieval writing.
- Golem is the debut full-length release from the Swiss metalcore band Cataract. This album is more hardcore oriented than their further releases.
- Golem is a German extreme death metal band. They took part in the 2007 Chronical Moshers Open Air festival. They should not be confused with a 1970s progressive rock band from Germany with the same name.
- Golem is a 1996 picture book written and illustrated by David Wisniewski. With illustrations made of cut-paper collages, it is Wisniewski's retelling of the Jewish folktale of the Golem, with real people, real places, and a lengthy one-page background at the end.
- In the Marvel Universe, there have been a number of fictional characters known as Golem. These include: The Golem first appeared in Strange Tales vol. 1 #174 (June 1974), and was created by Len Wein and John Buscema.
- Golems in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series are derived from golems in Jewish mythology; early forms of a clay robot, supposedly awakened by a spell or priestly words to do people's bidding.
- A golem is a type of construct, a magically created monster in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.
