Ellis' The Steam Man of the Prairies (1865) A mechanical man powered by steam in Edward S.Artificial human-like being created by Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818).Olimpia, automaton who captivates the hero Nathanael so much he wishes to marry her in E.Talus, "iron man" who mechanically helps Arthegall dispense justice in The Faerie Queene, the epic poem by Edmund Spenser, published in 1590.Golem – The legend of the Golem, an animated man of clay, is mentioned in the Talmud.Brazen heads, attributed to numerous scholars involved in the introduction of Arabian science to medieval Europe, particularly Roger Bacon (13th century).Talos, bronze giant Talos in Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica, 3rd century BCE.The myth of Pygmalion, king of Cyprus, tells of a lonely man who sculpted his ideal woman, Galatea, from ivory, and promptly fell in love with her after the goddess Aphrodite brought her to life. Another legend has Hephaestus being commanded by Zeus to create the first woman, Pandora, out of clay. In Book 18 of the Iliad, Hephaestus the god of all mechanical arts, was assisted by two moving female statues made from gold – "living young damsels, filled with minds and wisdoms".
From 600 BC onward, legends of talking bronze and clay statues coming to life have been a regular occurrence in the works of classical authors such as Homer, Plato, Pindar, Tacitus, and Pliny.The woman forged out of gold in Finnish myth The Kalevala ( prehistoric folklore).See also: Robots in literature 19th century and earlier
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