"Feet of Clay (novel) Feet of Clay is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the nineteenth book in the ""Discworld"" series, published in 1996. The story follows the members of the City Watch, as they attempt to solve murders apparently committed by a golem, as well as the unusual poisoning of the Patrician, Lord Vetinari. The title is a figure of speech from Hebrew scripture (see feet of clay) and the script used in the book to represent Morporkian being written by a golem resembles the Hebrew alphabet, a reference to golems' origins in Jewish folklore. Twelve of"
"Golem In Jewish folklore, a golem ( ; ) is an animated anthropomorphic being that is magically created entirely from inanimate matter (usually clay or mud). The word was used to mean an amorphous, unformed material in Psalms and medieval writing. The most famous golem narrative involves Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the late-16th-century rabbi of Prague. There are many tales differing on how the golem was brought to life and afterward controlled. According to ""Moment Magazine"", ""the golem is a highly mutable metaphor with seemingly limitless symbolism. It can be victim or villain, Jew or non-Jew, man or woman—or sometimes"
"an older couple, whose children have left home, makes a boy out of clay and dries him by their hearth. The Clay Boy comes to life; at first the couple is delighted and treats him like a real child, but the Clay Boy does not stop growing and eats all their food, then all their livestock, and then the Clay Boy eats his parents. The Clay Boy rampages through the village until he is smashed by a quick-thinking goat. Golem In Jewish folklore, a golem ( ; ) is an animated anthropomorphic being that is magically created entirely from inanimate"
"a being created out of clay by mystical rabbis in order to protect the endangered Jewish community, but who, when out of control, was turned back into clay. The band Golem describes itself as a collective monster that treats traditional Jewish Eastern European music with the utmost respect but without timidity or resistance to change. Golem (klezmer band) Golem is a rock-klezmer band from New York City. They mix traditional Eastern European Jewish music with original material sung in Yiddish, English, Russian, as well as Ukrainian, French, Serbian-Croatian, Romany. Golem was created in November, 2000 by Annette Ezekiel Kogan, bandleader,"
"Terrible Monster Terrible Monster is a creature that allegedly attacked Jerusalem in the early 18th century. According to local lore, it was formed of the blood of murder victims and would kill anyone who came near it. The chimerical monster was said to be nearly 50 feet long, with the head of a lion, the beak and talons of an eagle, and the tail of a scorpion, with which venom was its principal weapon, much like a manticore. It was also completely covered with chain mail that appeared to be made from mother of pearl. Its only weak point proved"
"Tannin (monster) Tannin () or Tunannu (Ugaritic: 𐎚𐎐𐎐 ""tnn"", vocalized ""tu-un-na-nu"") was a sea monster in Canaanite, Phoenician, and Hebrew mythology used as a symbol of chaos and evil. The name may derive from a root meaning ""howling"" or from coiling in a manner like smoke. In modern Hebrew usage the word Tanin (תנין) means ""crocodile."" Tannin appears in the Baal Cycle as one of the servants of Yam ( ""Sea"") defeated by Baʿal ( ""Lord"") or bound by his sister, ʿAnat. He is usually depicted as serpentine, possibly with a double tail. The ""tanninim"" () also appear in the"
"golem narrative involves Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the late 16th century rabbi of Prague, also known as the Maharal, who reportedly ""created a [g]olem out of clay from the banks of the Vltava River and brought it to life through rituals and Hebrew incantations to defend the Prague ghetto from anti-Semitic attacks"" and pogroms. Depending on the version of the legend, the Jews in Prague were to be either expelled or killed under the rule of Rudolf II, the Holy Roman Emperor. The Golem was called Josef and was known as Yossele. It was said that he could make himself"
"according to the Biblical description, to be made from specific minerals, none of them the same as another, and each of them representative of a specific tribe, whose name was to be inscribed on the stone. According to a rabbinic tradition, the names of the twelve tribes were engraved upon the stones with what is called in Hebrew: שמיר = ""shamir"", which, according to Rashi, was a small, rare creature which could cut through the toughest surfaces, but according to Rabbi David Kimhi and Rabbi Jonah ibn Janah, was a stone stronger than iron (possibly Naxian stone). The word has"
"to be, not unlike Chimera, having a spear flung down its throat. It is known by no other name, aside from translation. Allardice, Pamela. ""Myths, Gods and Fantasy. A Sourcebook."" Dorset: Prism Press, 1990, p. 201. Terrible Monster Terrible Monster is a creature that allegedly attacked Jerusalem in the early 18th century. According to local lore, it was formed of the blood of murder victims and would kill anyone who came near it. The chimerical monster was said to be nearly 50 feet long, with the head of a lion, the beak and talons of an eagle, and the tail"
"a bull demon in Abrahamic traditions. The bull is familiar in Judeo-Christian cultures from the Biblical episode wherein an idol of the Golden Calf is made by Aaron and worshipped by the Hebrews in the wilderness of Sinai (""Exodus""). The text of the Hebrew Bible can be understood to refer to the idol as representing a separate god, or as representing the God of Israel himself, perhaps through an association or syncretization with Egyptian or Levantine bull gods, rather than a new deity in itself. Exodus 32:4 ""He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool"
"Goblin A goblin is a monstrous creature from European folklore, first attested in stories from the Middle Ages. They are ascribed various and conflicting abilities, temperaments and appearances depending on the story and country of origin. They are almost always small and grotesque, mischievous or outright malicious, and greedy, especially for gold and jewelry. They often have magical abilities similar to a fairy or demon. Similar creatures include brownies, dwarfs, duendes, gnomes, imps, and kobolds. Alternative spellings include ""gobblin"", ""gobeline"", ""gobling"", ""goblyn"", ""goblino"", and ""gobbelin"" English ""goblin"" is first recorded in the 14th century and is probably from unattested Anglo-Norman"
"2018 film """" has a minor villain named Moloch in the first act. Moloch Moloch is the biblical name of a Canaanite god associated with child sacrifice. The name of this deity is also sometimes spelled Molech, Milcom, or Malcam. The name ""Moloch"" results from a dysphemic vocalisation in the Second Temple period of a theonym based on the root ""mlk"", ""king"". There are a number of Canaanite gods with names based on this root, which became summarily associated with Moloch, including biblical ""great king"" (KJV ""Milcom""), which appears to refer to a god of the Ammonites, as well as"
"inside Homer's gut. In a parody of ""The Golem"", at the end of an episode of Krusty's show, Bart goes backstage to complain about an acid-spraying Krusty brand alarm clock. There he finds the Golem of Prague, a creature from Jewish mythology. Krusty tells Bart that in the 17th century, the Golem was sculpted out of clay by a powerful rabbi and would obey any command written on a scroll and placed in his mouth. Although the golem was created ostensibly to protect Jewish villages, he would obey any scroll placed in his mouth, evil or good. He had been"
"was said that Elijah Ba'al Shem created from clay a golem who would stand on market days with an ax in his hand, and as soon as he saw that a peasant was going to beat up a Jew, the golem killed the peasant. An entire week the golem served the Rabbi, the Rabbi's wife, and he performed the manual labor in the Beit Hamidrash [A Jewish house of study where the study of the Torah is undertaken]. When the local landowner found out about the golem's might, the Ba'al Shem led the golem to the attic, withdrew from him"
"Golem (comics) The Golem is the name of a number of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These include: The Golem first appeared in ""Strange Tales"" #174 (June 1974), and was created by Len Wein and John Buscema. The character subsequently appears in ""Strange Tales"" #176-177 (October, December 1974), ""Marvel Two-in-One"" #11 (September 1975), ""The Hood"" #3 (September 2002), #5-6 (November–December 2002), and ""Nick Fury's Howling Commandos"" #2 (February 2006). Golem is a humanoid creature that was made in the 16th century by Judah Loew Ben Bezalel. It was made from purple stone or clay"
"by choice. The edifice was, according to rabbinical legend, miraculously constructed throughout, the large heavy stones rising and settling in their respective places of themselves. The general opinion of the Rabbis is that Solomon hewed the stones by means of a ""shamir"", a mythical worm whose mere touch cleft rocks. According to Midrash Tehillim, the shamir was brought from paradise by Solomon's eagle; but most of the rabbis state that Solomon was informed of the worm's haunts by Asmodeus. The shamir had been entrusted by the prince of the sea to the mountain rooster alone, and the rooster had sworn"
"If control over the Flesh Golem is lost it goes berserk, attacking friends and enemies indiscriminately. Clay Golems are made of clay and created by Clerics. There is a cumulative chance each melee round that a Clay Golem will be possessed by a chaotic evil spirit. If this happens control is lost and the Golem attacks the closest living creature. They may only be harmed with blunt weapons. Given its creative components, and the fact that it must be created by a divine spellcaster, this golem is mostly likely representative of the traditional Jewish golems, including the Golem of Prague."
"Chort Chort (Russian: чёрт, Belarusian and Ukrainian: чорт, Polish: ""Czort"" and ""Czart"", Czech and Slovak: ""Čert"") is considered to be a demon of total evil, with horns, hooves, a skinny tail, and a pig-face in Slavic mythology (demonology). He is the son of the Slavic god Chernobog and the goddess Mara. In Ukraine, he is also known as ""haspyda"", ""didko"", ""irod"", and ""kutsyi"". In folk Christianity, he is considered a minion of Satan. Compare to Russian sayings (curses) """"тысяча чертей"""" (""""tysjača čertej"""") – meaning thousands of demons, """"чёрт побери"""" (""""čort poberi"""") – meaning as overtaken by the demon, the saying"
"Solomon's shamir In the Gemara, the shamir () is a worm or a substance that had the power to cut through or disintegrate stone, iron and diamond. King Solomon is said to have used it in the building of the First Temple in Jerusalem in the place of cutting tools. For the building of the Temple, which promoted peace, it was inappropriate to use tools that could also cause war and bloodshed. Referenced throughout the Talmud and the Midrashim, the Shamir was reputed to have existed in the time of Moses, as one of the ten wonders created on the"
"Alukah Alukah is a Hebrew word that means ""horse-leech"", a type of leech with many teeth that feeds on the throats of animals. According to biblical scholars, alukah can mean ""blood-lusting monster"" or vampire. Alukah is first referred to in Proverbs 30 of the Bible (Prov. 30:15). The most detailed description of the alukah appears in Sefer Chasidim, where the creature is understood to be a living human being, but can shape-change into a wolf. It can fly (by releasing its long hair) and would eventually die if prevented from feeding on blood for a long enough time. Once dead,"
"Nun'Yunu'Wi The Nun'Yunu'Wi (Cherokee: ""dressed in stone"") is a monster of Cherokee mythology. It is described as a human-like being with a skin as hard as stone, which no weapon can pierce. It carries a magical cane which points out victims and has other magical powers. Despite its monstrousness, it is described as a powerful sorcerer or medicine man. It devours human beings. According to the myth, the Nun'Yunu'Wi was led by its cane to a village. However, the village had been warned in advance by a hunter who had spotted the creature in the mountains. The medicine man warned"
"Gopher wood Gopher wood or gopherwood is a term used once in the Bible for the substance from which Noah's ark was built. Genesis 6:14 states that Noah was to build the Ark of ""gofer"" (Hebrew ), more commonly transliterated as ""gopher"" wood, a word not otherwise known in the Bible or in Hebrew. Although some English Bibles attempt a translation, older English translations, including the King James Version (17th century), leave it untranslated. The word is unrelated to the name of the North American animal, the gopher. The Greek Septuagint (3rd–1st centuries BC) translated it as ""xylon tetragonon"", squared"
"of Moses transformed into a snake and then back into a staff (Exodus 4:2–4). The Book of Numbers 21:6–9 provides an origin for an archaic copper serpent, ""Nehushtan"" by associating it with Moses. This copper snake according to the Biblical text is wrapped around a pole and used for healing. Book of Numbers 21:9 ""And Moses made a snake of copper, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a snake had bitten any man, when he beheld the snake of brass, he lived."" When the reformer King Hezekiah came to the throne of Judah"
"to knockers. Coblynau Coblynau are mythical gnome-like creatures that are said to haunt the mines and quarries of Wales. They are said to be half a yard (1.5 ft) tall, and very ugly. Like Knockers, they are dressed in miniature mining outfits. They work constantly but never finish their task, and are said to be able to cause rockslides. The word ""Coblynau"" is derived from the English ""Goblin"" ultimately derived from a Germanic source akin to the German ""Kobold"", via the French ""Gobelin"". Coblynau are mentioned in the ""Constantine"" episode ""The Darkness Beneath"", but the description of the creatures given"
"Ziz The Ziz (Hebrew: ) is a giant griffin-like bird in Jewish mythology, said to be large enough to be able to block out the sun with its wingspan. It is considered a giant animal/monster corresponding to archetypal creatures. Rabbis have said that the Ziz is comparable to the Persian Simurgh, while modern scholars compare the Ziz to the Sumerian Anzû and the Ancient Greek phoenix. There is only passing mention of the Ziz in the Bible, found in Psalms 50:11 ""I know all the birds of the mountains and ""Zīz śāday"" is mine"" and Psalms 80:13-14 ""The boar from"
"Shoggoth A shoggoth (occasionally shaggoth) is a monster in the Cthulhu Mythos. The beings were mentioned in passing in H. P. Lovecraft's sonnet cycle ""Fungi from Yuggoth"" (1929–30) and later described in detail in his novella ""At the Mountains of Madness"" (1931). The definitive descriptions of shoggoths come from the above-quoted story. In it, Lovecraft describes them as massive amoeba-like creatures made out of iridescent black slime, with multiple eyes ""floating"" on the surface. They are ""protoplasmic"", lacking any default body shape and instead being able to form limbs and organs at will. A typical shoggoth measures fifteen feet across"
"Shoggoth A shoggoth (occasionally shaggoth) is a monster in the Cthulhu Mythos. The beings were mentioned in passing in H. P. Lovecraft's sonnet cycle ""Fungi from Yuggoth"" (1929–30) and later described in detail in his novella ""At the Mountains of Madness"" (1931). The definitive descriptions of shoggoths come from the above-quoted story. In it, Lovecraft describes them as massive amoeba-like creatures made out of iridescent black slime, with multiple eyes ""floating"" on the surface. They are ""protoplasmic"", lacking any default body shape and instead being able to form limbs and organs at will. A typical shoggoth measures fifteen feet across"
"Golem effect The Golem effect is a psychological phenomenon in which lower expectations placed upon individuals either by supervisors or the individual themselves lead to poorer performance by the individual. This effect is mostly seen and studied in educational and organizational environments. It is a form of self-fulfilling prophecy. The effect is named after the golem, a clay creature that was given life by Rabbi Loew of Prague in Jewish mythology. According to the legend, the golem was originally created to protect the Jews of Prague; however, over time, the golem grew more and more corrupt to the point of"
"Drekavac Drekavac (Cyrillic: дрекавац, , literally """"the screamer"""" or """"the yeller""""), also called drekalo, krekavac, zdrekavac or zrikavac, is a mythical creature in South Slavic mythology. The name is derived from the adjective """"drečati"""" (Cyrillic: дречати) as meaning ""yelling"". In South Slavic mythology it is described as furry humanoid forest demon bearing long claws on the front limbs. In later folk tales this creature has been variously described: A modern description of a supposed drekavac describes it as a canine creature similar to a dog or some kind of bird. The drekavac was originally thought to have come from the"
"from the pyroclastic ash of Gehenna. The ash golem looks like a giant skeleton surrounded by blazing hot cloud of cinders. (Heroic domains of Ysgard): Made from the armor, bones and weapons of a dozen fallen barbarians knitted together to form a shambling mound that fights relentlessly. (Clockwork Nirvana of Mechanus): a clockwork creature that grinds and ratchets implacably towards foes, grabbing them and grinding and crushing them in its gears. (Windswept depths of Pandemonium): A worm-like creature appearing to be made of dark blood that feeds on sanity. One bite causes its wounded victims to be deluded, screaming maniacs."
"Nehushtan In the biblical Books of Kings (), the Nehushtan (or Nohestan) (Hebrew: נחושתן or נחש הנחושת) is the derogatory name given to the bronze serpent on a pole first described in the Book of Numbers, which God told Moses to erect to so that the Israelites who saw it would be protected from dying from the bites of the ""fiery serpents"" which God had sent to punish them for speaking against God and Moses . In ""Kings"", King Hezekiah institutes an iconoclastic reform that requires the destruction of ""the brazen serpent that Moses had made; for unto those days"
"Klopman diamond The Klopman diamond is a fabulous, legendary, apocryphal, and huge diamond, said to have a curse associated with it. The Klopman diamond was originally the subject of a traditional joke, a typical version of which is Due to the use of the name ""Klopman"" and the somewhat dark humor, and the fact that it was one of Myron Cohen's standards, this joke is sometimes characterised as Yiddish in origin. Some commentators maintain that ""Klopman"" is an inherently funny word and that names other than Klopman would not be as funny; they note that this joke has survived essentially"
"as a metaphor for a brainless lunk or entity who serves a man under controlled conditions but is hostile to him under others. ""Golem"" passed into Yiddish as ""goylem"" to mean someone who is stupid or lethargic. The oldest stories of golems date to early Judaism. In the Talmud (Tractate Sanhedrin 38b), Adam was initially created as a golem (גולם) when his dust was ""kneaded into a shapeless husk."" Like Adam, all golems are created from mud by those close to divinity, but no anthropogenic golem is fully human. Early on, the main disability of the golem was its inability"