Rabbi Allen tell us about Agastya, a character in the Mahabharata who created a perfect artificial woman to marry. Then he goes on to Rabbi Judah Loew's legendary creation of the golem, which had a more complicated outcome.
This article has a long account of the golem legend. Bonus: there are four alternative endings.
For many PaleoJudaica posts on the golem tradition, start here and follow the links.
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