The golem was a creature created from clay by a Rabbi in Prague and imbued with life by having the Hebrew word for truth (אמת) inscribed on its forehead. The creature was created to save the Jewish people of Prague from persecution, but after it drove away their enemies, the golem was put to work doing all the jobs the people didn't want to do. The golem continued to work on the Sabbath however, which drove it mad, and set it off on a murderous rampage. The golem was ultimately defeated when someone was able to erase the last letter in the inscription on its forehead, turning אמת into מת, the Hebrew word for death.
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