The Golem is a massive humanoid creature made of clay and brought to life through Kabbalistic magic in Jewish mythology. The most famous is the Golem of Prague, created in the 16th century by Chief Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel of Prague.
Rabbi Loew created a giant from clay on the banks of the Vltava River to protect the Jewish community from pogroms, bringing it to life by inscribing the Hebrew word “emet” (truth) on its forehead. The Golem obeys commands but could lose control. The only way to stop it was to erase the “e” from “emet,” leaving “met” (dead). The Golem is one of the oldest archetypes of artificial creation and uncontrollable power.
