Question

In medieval european folklore, an artificial human was called a

Answer 1

Answer:

In the medieval era, the name of the artificial human created is Homunculus.

Homunculus is generated from the sperm without the help of any female organism, thus they are called humans made artificially.

This idea came from Paracelsus. He said when sperm is buried in horse manure after keeping enclosed in hermetically sealed grass for forty days, after being magnetized properly, it appears to move and live.

Answer 2

In medieval European folklore, an artificial human was called a homunculus.

A homunculus was essentially a fully formed human although of miniature size. This creation was popularly referred to in 19th century fiction and even earlier in 16th century alchemy. Earlier folk traditions were the source of inspiration for the birth of the homunculus.

The first homunculus was actually introduced by Paracelsus in his alchemical writings.