Coppelius: Fear-instilling, large and malformed man who spoiled the happiness of Nathanael and his siblings in their childhood and may be implicated in the death of Nathanael’s father. Coppola: Italian trader in barometers and lenses, in whom Nathanael recognizes Coppelius.

Who is Olympia in Sandman?

She is the doll that has come to life, but Nathanael does not know she is a doll; instead, he believed he loved the perfect woman. The revelation that Olympia is actu- ally a doll produces the abject terror in Nathanael that is unique to the uncanny.

Is Clara an automaton in The Sandman?

Though Nathanael calls Clara a “lifeless automaton,” it is of course truly Olimpia who is such.