Homunculus
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Homunculus
formless spirit of learning. [Ger. Lit.: Faust]
See: Ghost
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Homunculus
according to medieval alchemists, a manlike creature that might be created artificially. In the 17th century it was thought that the homunculus was contained in the human spermatozoon and would develop into a human being if implanted in a maternal organism.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.