Golem

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Ghoul
Powers and Abilities	Feeds on human flesh and can take the form of the last person they ate.
Vulnerabilities	Decapitation or extreme head trauma.
Appearance	Human; can appear as any person they feed on.
Episode(s)	4.19 Jump the Shark 6.10 Caged Heat

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Golem in lore

In Jewish lore, the Golem is a being created by magic usually out of clay or mud, to do the bidding of its master. The most famous story involving the Golem is known as The Golem of Prague, in which the Rabbi of the city creates a GFolem to protect the Jewish people from persecution. source.

The Golem is at the basis of much of today's popular culture. One set of tales influenced by it focuses on its nature as an animated artificial being – its influence can be seen in stories such as the Frankenstein story, tales of robots and androids from . Other tales focus on the the Golem's role as an invincible protector. These stories of superheroes were written by Jewish immigrants to American including Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby – and started the comic book industry.

The Golem as a character has itself also appeared in many movies and TV shows including an episode of the [[X-Files] directed by Kim Manners called Kaddish.

• The goelm in Jewish lore. • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Micahel Chabon which is a tale of two Jewish cousins, one of whom escapes from Prague in a coffin with a golem, who become major figures in comics. • Golem entry on Wikipedia