Great A’Tuin
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Great A’Tuin is the colossal, spacefaring turtle in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series that carries the flat Discworld on its back through the cosmos.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Discworld character
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character in literature ⓘ cosmic turtle ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Light Fantastic
NERFINISHED
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various Discworld novels ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Discworld cosmology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the elephants Berilia, Tubul, Great T’Phon and Jerakeen ⓘ |
| basedOn | world turtle myth ⓘ |
| carries |
Discworld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
four giant elephants ⓘ |
| carriesOnBack |
Berilia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great T’Phon NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerakeen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tubul NERFINISHED ⓘ the Disc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Discworld cover art
ⓘ
Discworld illustrations ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | fictional ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Colour of Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | unknown ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | iconic symbol of the Discworld series ⓘ |
| hasDebateAbout | its sex among Discworld scholars ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | constructed name by Terry Pratchett ⓘ |
| hasShell | star-speckled shell ⓘ |
| homeLocation | the void of space ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Hindu world turtle concept
ⓘ
mythological cosmic turtles ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novels ⓘ |
| movementDirection | towards a mysterious destination ⓘ |
| movementStyle | slowly swimming through space ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodies the absurdist cosmology of Discworld ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
enormous size
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slow and steady movement ⓘ starfield on shell ⓘ |
| partOf | Discworld mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | a godlike being by some Discworld cultures ⓘ |
| role | cosmic bearer of Discworld ⓘ |
| species | giant turtle ⓘ |
| topicOf | astrophysical speculation within Discworld stories ⓘ |
| travelsThrough |
space
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the cosmos ⓘ |
| universe | Discworld universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.