Homunculus (disambiguation)

A homunculus is either an artificial man created through alchemy, or, in contemporean science, a representation of a human or small creature used to illustrate the functioning of a system.

Homunculus may also refer to:

Science

 * Homunculus, a genus of prehistoric New World monkeys
 * Homunculus Nebula, a part of the Eta Carinae Nebula
 * Cortical homunculus, also known as the Penfield homunculus, a physical representation of the primary motor cortex of the rest of the body
 * Fetiform teratoma, a rare cyst having a fetal structure
 * The homunculus argument is a fallacy arising most commonly in the theory of vision

Fiction

 * Homunculus (novel) 1986 comic science fiction novel by James Blaylock
 * The Homunculus, 1949 novel by David H. Keller
 * Homunculus (manga), 2003 manga by Hideo Yamamoto
 * The Homunculi, group of powerful and generally malevolent characters from the anime and manga Fullmetal Alchemist
 * Homunculus (film), 6-chapter German sci-fi serial shown theatrically in Germany in 1916

Music

 * "Homonculus", a song from Xiu Xiu's debut album Knife Play

“Homonculus”, the first song from German jazz group Passport’s 1974 album ‘‘Cross Collateral‘‘.