A while back someone posted a thread about how it super isn't cool that non-Jewish creatives constantly use The Golem, protector of the Jewish people, as a fantasy monster or robot stand-in. Since then I've been thinking about other ancient robot stories which people could use as inspiration for their stories, games, etc.
In this thread I'm going to give a brief overview of a handful of ancient robots. These stories all have different interpretations and retellings, but these are my takes.
@bunnyjane cool thread. thanks.
@bunnyjane Can you repost these publicly? I'd love to boost these to tabletop.social so the DMs there can see this!
@bunnyjane Also would love to show my partner, @DialMforMara this thread
@Canageek @bunnyjane is this where The Talos Principle got its name?
@Canageek they should be boostable already. I didn't make them private.
@bunnyjane You ar right, must be a bug in subway tooter that a lock appeared next to them!
@bunnyjane I made a drawing of a golem a while back and I didn’t think of that when drawing it, did I did something wrong?
@bunnyjane I love threads like this just for more varied inspiration tbh
@bunnyjane I seem to remember that Hephaestos also had golden statues serving him. I don't remember my source, though.
@bunnyjane Hey, there's more! https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/automatons.html
(This will take a while since I'm at work).