golem

noun2

1. •
   A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic. The most famous was made by Rabbi Loew in the 16th century to defend the Jews of Prague from a pogrom.
2. •
   A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic.

   • She is elected mayor through the help of a golem she creates out of the soil of the potted plants she keeps in her apartment. — 2016