Golem (disambiguation)

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A golem, in medieval folklore and Jewish mythology, is an animated being crafted from inanimate material. It is not to be confused with the fictitious character Gollum.

Golem may also refer to:

• Golem (ILP), an inductive logic programming system
• Golem (klezmer band), a New York-based, self-styled "Eastern European folk-punk band" in the klezmer genre
• Golems (Discworld), a race of creatures in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
• Golem (Dungeons & Dragons), a man made creature in the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons
• Golem (comics), a Marvel Comics heroic monster based on the folkloric character
• Golem, a Pokémon
• Golem, an opera by John Casken
• Golem, a 2000 album by metalcore band Cataract
• Golem XIV, a novel by Stanisław Lem
• The Golem (Meyrink), a 1915 novel by Gustav Meyrink
• The Golem (Leivick), a 1921 dramatic poem by H. Leivick
• Golem, a 1996 picture book written and illustrated by David Wisniewski
• The Golem (1915 film), a 1915 film directed by Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen
• The Golem: It! (1966 film), a 1966 film directed by Herbert J. Leder.
• The Golem: How He Came Into the World, a 1920 film directed by Paul Wegener and Carl Boese
• El Golem, a poem by Jorge Luis Borges
• The Golem, a study in the sociology of science by Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch
• The Golem (Der Golem), a retelling of the legend of the golem by Nobel Prize-winning writer Isaac Bashevis Singer

Other golem:

• Government-granted monopoly, called "Government-Originated Legally Enforced Monopolies" by Richard Stallman
• Golems are recruitable and manufactured units in the Xbox 360 video game Enchanted Arms.