Maturin the Turtle
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Maturin the Turtle is a benevolent cosmic entity in Stephen King’s universe, often depicted as an ancient, godlike being who opposes the malevolent force of It.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maturin the Turtle canonical | 3 |
| The Turtle (Maturin) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8315906 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maturin the Turtle Context triple: [It (Stephen King), cosmicCounterpart, Maturin the Turtle]
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A.
The Dolphin
The Dolphin is a controversial 1973 poetry collection by Robert Lowell that explores his troubled personal life and marital breakdown through confessional verse.
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B.
The Turtle Hospital
The Turtle Hospital is a rehabilitation and conservation facility in the Florida Keys dedicated to rescuing, treating, and releasing injured sea turtles while educating the public about marine conservation.
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C.
The Island of the Pelicans
The Island of the Pelicans is a place name referring to a pelican-inhabited island, known in Spanish as “La Isla de los Alcatraces.”
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D.
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast is a 1926 silent adventure film loosely based on Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick," notable for starring John Barrymore in one of his most famous early screen roles.
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E.
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast is a 2022 animated adventure film from Netflix about a young girl who stows away on a legendary sea monster hunter’s ship, featuring Karl Urban as the voice of the famed hunter Jacob Holland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maturin the Turtle Target entity description: Maturin the Turtle is a benevolent cosmic entity in Stephen King’s universe, often depicted as an ancient, godlike being who opposes the malevolent force of It.
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A.
The Dolphin
The Dolphin is a controversial 1973 poetry collection by Robert Lowell that explores his troubled personal life and marital breakdown through confessional verse.
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B.
The Turtle Hospital
The Turtle Hospital is a rehabilitation and conservation facility in the Florida Keys dedicated to rescuing, treating, and releasing injured sea turtles while educating the public about marine conservation.
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C.
The Island of the Pelicans
The Island of the Pelicans is a place name referring to a pelican-inhabited island, known in Spanish as “La Isla de los Alcatraces.”
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D.
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast is a 1926 silent adventure film loosely based on Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick," notable for starring John Barrymore in one of his most famous early screen roles.
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E.
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast is a 2022 animated adventure film from Netflix about a young girl who stows away on a legendary sea monster hunter’s ship, featuring Karl Urban as the voice of the famed hunter Jacob Holland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the works of Stephen King
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cosmic entity ⓘ fictional character ⓘ turtle deity ⓘ |
| alignment | benevolent ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
It
ⓘ
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla ⓘ The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah ⓘ The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower ⓘ The Dark Tower series ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Beam of the Turtle
ⓘ
linked to:
The Beam of the Bear and the Turtle
The Dark Tower ⓘ
linked to:
the ka-tet of the Dark Tower
The Macroverse ⓘ |
| category |
Cosmic entities in fiction
ⓘ
Fictional deities ⓘ Fictional turtles ⓘ Stephen King characters ⓘ |
| communicatesWith | Bill Denbrough ⓘ |
| cosmicCounterpartOf | It ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| describedAs |
ancient
ⓘ
slow-moving ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel It ⓘ |
| franchise |
It franchise
ⓘ
The Dark Tower ⓘ
linked to:
The Dark Tower (novel)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givesGuidanceTo | Bill Denbrough ⓘ |
| homeRealm | Macroverse ⓘ |
| influences |
Losers' Club
ⓘ
linked to:
Losers' Club (It film series)
|
| languageOfOrigin | English-language fiction ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| nature | godlike being ⓘ |
| opposes |
It
ⓘ
Pennywise ⓘ
linked to:
Pennywise the Dancing Clown
|
| powerScale | cosmic ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | The Turtle totem in The Dark Tower ⓘ |
| role |
cosmic balance-keeper
ⓘ
guardian figure ⓘ opponent of It ⓘ |
| species | turtle-like being ⓘ |
| symbolism |
creation
ⓘ
good ⓘ order ⓘ |
| universe | Stephen King multiverse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maturin the Turtle Description of subject: Maturin the Turtle is a benevolent cosmic entity in Stephen King’s universe, often depicted as an ancient, godlike being who opposes the malevolent force of It.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.