A golem is an animated, anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore, which is entirely created from inanimate matter, usually clay or mud. The most famous golem narrative involves Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the late 16th-century rabbi of Prague and the Golem of Prague.

The word golem occurs once in the Bible in Psalm 139:16, which uses the word גלמי (golmi; my golem), that means "my light form", "raw" material, connoting the unfinished human being before God's eyes. The Mishnah uses the term for an uncultivated person: "Seven characteristics are in an uncultivated person, and seven in a learned one", (שבעה דברים בגולם) (Avot 5:9 in the Hebrew text; English translations vary).

All published appearances of Golems from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances include:

*Berthold Auerbach, Spinoza (1837)
*Gustav Philippson, Der Golam, eine Legende (1841)
*Der Golam des Rabbi Löw (1841)
*Der Golem des Hoch-Rabbi-Löw (1842)
*Der Golem (1847)
*Wonders of Maharal (1909)
*The Golem (1915)
*The Golem: Legends of the Ghetto of Prague (1925)

*The Golem (1915) (lost film)
*The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917) (partially lost film)
*The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)

*Crack Comics #7: The Great Yaho is a giant, magically controlled golem unleashed by a Yaqui chief, forcing Black Condor to stop its destructive rampage.

*RuneSword II (2001)

*The Marvel Comics superhero, Captain America, as the character's creators, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, originally conceived of him, has been described as a variant of the Golem concept: a protector of the Jewish community created by one of its elders (Dr. Abraham Erskine).
**Likewise, Benjamin "Ben" Grimm (aka The Thing) bears a lot of similarities with the Golem, both visually and having a Jewish background.
*The Pokémon [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Golett_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Golett] and [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Golurk_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Golurk] are inspired by the Golem of Prague. The English name for the Pokemon [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Golem_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Golem] also comes from the legendary creature of the same name.

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem Wikipedia]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/golems/4060-58906/ ComicVine]
*Myths in Media Wiki
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