Homunculus (disambiguation)

Homunculus (disambiguation)

A homunculus is a representation of a human or small creature, used to illustrate the functioning of a system.

Homunculus can also refer to:

;Science
* "Homunculus patagonicus", a species of prehistoric New World monkeys
* Homunculus Nebula, a part of the "Eta Carinae Nebula"
* CfA Homunculus, a galaxy-redshift distribution found by the CfA 2dFGRS in 1986, with the Coma Cluster in the center

;Fictional works
*Homunculus (manga), a manga by Hideo Yamamoto
*Homunculus (film), a six-part horror genre silent film series made in Germany in 1916
*"The Homunculus", a 1949 novel by David H. Keller

;In fiction
*Homunculi of Fullmetal Alchemist, a group of powerful and generally malevolent characters from the anime and manga "Fullmetal Alchemist"
* Homunculus (Dungeons & Dragons), a type of monster

;Music
*"Homonculus", a song by the indie/experimental band Xiu Xiu
*"Homonculus", a song by the industrial/experimental band Mimetic


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