Nildoror
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Nildoror are an intelligent, elephant-like alien species central to Robert Silverberg’s science fiction novel "Downward to the Earth," known for their spiritual depth and complex relationship with human colonists.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional alien species ⓘ |
| actuallyCharacterizedAs | spiritually advanced ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Downward to the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | science fiction ⓘ |
| centralTo | plot of Downward to the Earth ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | human materialism ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Silverberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | elephant-like ⓘ |
| hasBodyPlanSimilarityTo | elephants ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFocusOn |
rebirth
ⓘ
spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| hasIntelligenceLevel | high ⓘ |
| hasMoralStatusInStory | equal or superior to humans ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | human colonists ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualPractice | ritual of rebirth ⓘ |
| hasThemeAssociation |
cross-species understanding
ⓘ
guilt and atonement ⓘ post-colonial critique ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
non-human perspective on transcendence
ⓘ
philosophical ⓘ spiritually oriented ⓘ |
| homeworld | Belzagor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | protagonist’s spiritual journey ⓘ |
| isColonizedBy | humans ⓘ |
| languageType | non-human, alien language ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | mirror for human moral growth ⓘ |
| perceivedByHumansAs | primitive ⓘ |
| publicationContext | American science fiction of the 1970s ⓘ |
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