golem A golem ( ; he, , gōlem) 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 ...

is an artificial animated being in medieval and Jewish folklore. Golem or The Golem may also refer to:

Film

* ''The Golem'' (1915 film), a film directed by Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen * '' The Golem: How He Came into the World'', a 1920 film also starring Paul Wegener * ''

Le Golem ''Le Golem'' ( cs, Golem) is a 1936 Czechoslovakian monster movie directed by Julien Duvivier in French language. Plot In a Prague ghetto, poor Jews find themselves oppressed by Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (Harry Baur) which leads to talk amon ...

'' or ''The Golem: The Legend of Prague'', a 1936 film directed by Julien Duvivier * ''Golem'' (1979 film), a Polish film directed by Piotr Szulkin * ''Golem'' (2000 film), a 2000 film directed by Louis Nero * ''The Golem'' (2018 film), a 2018 Jewish horror film directed by the Paz Brothers *

The Limehouse Golem ''The Limehouse Golem'' is a 2016 British horror film, horror-mystery film directed by Juan Carlos Medina from a screenplay by Jane Goldman. The film, an adaptation of Peter Ackroyd's 1994 murder mystery novel ''Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem' ...

(2016 film) *

Golem Creations Jonathan Kolia Favreau (; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as ''Rudy'' (1993), '' PCU'' (1994), '' Swingers'' (1996), ''Very Bad Things'' (1998), '' Deep Impact'' (1998), ...

, a production company

Gaming

* Golem (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a man-made creature in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * Golem ''(Pokémon)'', a Pokémon * ''Golem'' (2018 video game), a 2018 video game by Longbow Games * ''Golem'' (2019 video game), a 2019 video game by Highwire Games * Golem, a troop featured in the mobile games

Clash of Clans ''Clash of Clans'' is a 2012 free-to-play mobile strategy video game developed and published by Finnish game developer Supercell (video game company), Supercell. The game was released for iOS platforms on August 2, 2012, and on Google Play for ...

and

Clash Royale ''Clash Royale'' is a free-to-play real-time strategy video game developed and published by Supercell. The game combines elements from collectible card games, tower defense, and multiplayer online battle arena. The game was released globally ...

; variations include an Ice Golem and an Elixir Golem

Literature

Golem (comics) The Golem is the name of a number of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These include: Monster Publication history The Golem first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #174 (June 1974), and was created by ...

, a Marvel Comics heroic monster * ''The Golem'' (Meyrink novel), a 1914 novel by Gustav Meyrink * ''The Golem'' (Singer novel), a 1969 novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer * ''Golem'' (Wisniewski book), a 1996 picture book by David Wisniewski * ''The Golem'' (Leivick), a 1921 dramatic poem by H. Leivick * '' El Golem'', a 1964 poem by Jorge Luis Borges * "Golem" (short story), a comical short story by Lee Yeongdo * ''The Golem: What You Should Know About Science'', a book on the sociology of science by

Harry Collins Harry Collins, (born 13 June 1943), is a British sociologist of science at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales. In 2012 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Career While at the University of Bath Professor ...

and Trevor Pinch

Music

Golem (band) 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. History The band was formed in 1989, in ...

, a German death metal band * Golem (klezmer band), a New York-based band * ''The Golem'' (album), a soundtrack by Black Francis for the 1920 film ''The Golem: How He Came into the World'' * Golem, track 8 from the 1991 album ''

Angel Rat ''Angel Rat'' is the sixth studio album released by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod. Produced by Terry Brown of Rush fame, it was released in 1991 by Mechanic/MCA Records and is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed release, 1989's '' ...

'' by Voivod * Golem, track 6 from the 2014 album '' Massive Cauldron of Chaos'' by 1349

Opera

* ''Golem'' (Bretan opera) ''Golem lásadása'', a 1923 opera by Nicolae Bretan * ''Golem'' (Casken opera), a 1991 opera by John Casken * ''Der Golem'' (opera), a 1926 opera by Eugen d'Albert based on Holitscher's play * ''The Golem'', a 1962 opera by

Abraham Ellstein Abraham "Abe" Ellstein ( yi, אַבֿרהם עלשטײן, , July 7, 1907 – March 22, 1963) was an American composer for Yiddish entertainments. Along with Shalom Secunda, Joseph Rumshinsky, and Alexander Olshanetsky, Ellstein was one of the "b ...

* ''The Golem'', a 1980 grand opera by

Larry Sitsky Lazar "Larry" Sitsky (born 10 September 1934) is an Australian composer, pianist, and music educator and scholar. His long term legacy is still to be assessed, but through his work to date he has made a significant contribution to the Austra ...

People

Golem of Kruja Golem was an Albanian nobleman who ruled the Principality of Arbanon, in its phase of semi-independency. He was the last ruler of Arbanon before its final annexation in the reemerging Byzantine Empire. His holdings included Krujë and probably Ohr ...

, 1250s, an Albanian nobleman

Places

*In Albania: ** Golem, Fier, a subdivision of the municipality of Lushnjë, Fier County ** Golem, Tirana, a village in the municipality of Kavajë, Tirana County *

Golem Grad Golem Grad ( mk, Голем Град), meaning ''Big City/Town'', also known as Snake Island, is an island in North Macedonia. The island covers an area of more than 20 hectares. It is located in Lake Prespa, a few kilometers from the Greek and A ...

, an island in Lake Prespa in Macedonia

Technology

Golem (ILP) Golem is an inductive logic programming algorithm developed by Stephen Muggleton and Cao Feng in 1990. It uses the technique of Inductive logic programming#Least general generalisation, relative least general generalisation proposed by Gordon Plotki ...

, an inductive logic programming system * Sky Golem, a Czech paraglider design * Golem, a series of computers built at the

Weizmann Institute The Weizmann Institute of Science ( he, מכון ויצמן למדע ''Machon Vaitzman LeMada'') is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli univ ...

in Rehovot, Israel * Golaem, a software developer