 |
The Golem is a character from Jewish folklore. This artificial life form was raised from inanimate clay by Rabbi Juddah Loew, an expert Kabbalist. Its purpose was to guard over the Jews of the Prague ghetto who were often subject to anti-semitic violence. The golem has spawned numerous clones in modern mythology and makes many (mostly tacky) appearances around Prague. There was even an X-files episode about the creature living still in suburban USA!
|
 |
| Golem in the cobbles of a Prague street. | Tacky golem souvenir |
 |
Scully | "You think it's some kind of a ghost?" |
| Mulder | "No...a ghost is spirit without form...what we're seeing here is form without spirit. Something called a golem." | |
| Scully | "A golem?" | |
| Mulder | "Yeah, it's a...a kind of man-made monster described in Jewish folklore...it's fashioned from mud and then animated through mystical incantation." | |
| Scully | "Mud?" | |
X-Files,
Kaddish, dialogue pinched from elsewhere.
|