What was the name of a representation of a small human being popularized in 16th-century alchemy?

Correct answer: Homunculus

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Player-T G 3503313
Player-T G 3503313
Never heard of anything like this before. Sounds awfully weird.
mitch
mitch
Player #Skippy, Most alchemists wanted to create gold, but some wanted to create humans .Macabre as it is ,it's factual history and should not be forgotten, because with the advances in cloning there's a good possibility some modern day alchemists are about to go down the same path.
Player Number1Explor
Player Number1Explor
It appears the man called T Thumb was such a person ,perfection in body measurements but incredibly smaller .Look him up !
Player #3632696
Player #3632696
ZyggyStardust, this is absolutely sick !!!!
Player Number1Explor
Player Number1Explor
...look up " Tom Thumb " of circus renown .
Betty-boo
Betty-boo
sheldon calls Leonard it in big bang theory
Tei
Tei
Anime -- Fullmetal Alchemist -- taught me about this!
James
James
FreshMango, never heard of this before and im 77 years old.
Player8550431
Player8550431
this is absolutely sickly unnatural
Elenora
Elenora
Player-T G 3503313, hmm right 🧐
Giggle pig
Giggle pig
nani24, don’t worry,MAID in Canada is doing their best to get rid of excess people.
Giggle pig
Giggle pig
mitch, I wonder where they plan on getting the soul from.
Lilly
Lilly
It made my brain get stronger
Hank
Hank
Geothe wrote about a homunculis in Faust
CR7 SUIIIIIIIIIIIII
CR7 SUIIIIIIIIIIIII
Player-T G 3503313, same
Jenna K
Jenna K
mitch, they probably already have
Engene
Engene
swish, nvm
Isabelle
Isabelle
Jersey, because it’s a even number
Jersey
Jersey
Why do they like the number 40 so much?
Ducky
Ducky
Player-T G 3503313, watch the Big Bang Therory. I have learned a lot
MFG
MFG
swish, Essentially, a ghost or spirit.
lids
lids
there is also a manga called homunculus and that's how i knew lol :")
family guy 138536
family guy 138536
Player #Skippy, me too 🙂🙂
freakyninjafred
freakyninjafred
look it up on YouTube they do it with a chicken egg
Player #Skippy
Player #Skippy
artist5.0 Exacty, things like this should be forgotten. I agree.
milarae
milarae
I'm reminded of a really gross video from years ago where a guy allegedly grew one from a sperm and chicken egg. Was probably fake but I remember being disturbed and grossed out when I saw it.
Kajal Tyagi
Kajal Tyagi
Before some time it was accepted that in the sperm a homonuclus was live. But it is not true life is equally in both sperm and ovum.