Mary Malone
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Mary Malone is a physicist and former nun in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" trilogy who becomes a crucial ally to Lyra and Will through her research into dark matter and Dust.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Malone canonical | 3 |
| Mary Malone in His Dark Materials | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3786802 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mary Malone Context triple: [His Dark Materials, hasCharacter, Mary Malone]
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A.
Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave is a 1994 British darkly comic thriller film about three flatmates who discover their new roommate dead alongside a suitcase of cash, directed by Danny Boyle in his feature debut.
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B.
Dead Ringer
Dead Ringer is a 1964 film noir–style thriller starring Bette Davis in dual roles as estranged twin sisters entangled in murder and identity theft.
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C.
Dead Woman’s Pass
Dead Woman’s Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, renowned for being its most challenging and iconic ascent.
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D.
Toten
Toten is a traditional rural district in eastern Norway known for its agriculture and scenic landscape, located within Innlandet county.
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E.
The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia is a 2006 neo-noir crime film, based on James Ellroy’s novel about the infamous 1947 Los Angeles murder, directed by Brian De Palma and starring Josh Hartnett.
- 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: Mary Malone Target entity description: Mary Malone is a physicist and former nun in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" trilogy who becomes a crucial ally to Lyra and Will through her research into dark matter and Dust.
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A.
Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave is a 1994 British darkly comic thriller film about three flatmates who discover their new roommate dead alongside a suitcase of cash, directed by Danny Boyle in his feature debut.
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B.
Dead Ringer
Dead Ringer is a 1964 film noir–style thriller starring Bette Davis in dual roles as estranged twin sisters entangled in murder and identity theft.
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C.
Dead Woman’s Pass
Dead Woman’s Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, renowned for being its most challenging and iconic ascent.
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D.
Toten
Toten is a traditional rural district in eastern Norway known for its agriculture and scenic landscape, located within Innlandet county.
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E.
The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia is a 2006 neo-noir crime film, based on James Ellroy’s novel about the infamous 1947 Los Angeles murder, directed by Brian De Palma and starring Josh Hartnett.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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former nun ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| alliedFaction | friends of Lyra ⓘ |
| allyOf |
Lyra Belacqua
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surface form:
Lyra Silvertongue
Will Parry ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
His Dark Materials
ⓘ
The Amber Spyglass ⓘ The Subtle Knife ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Dust
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surface form:
Dust (conscious particles)
dark matter ⓘ |
| associatedWith | the Mulefa ⓘ |
| basedIn | Oxford ⓘ |
| centralWork | The Amber Spyglass ⓘ |
| communicatesWith | Dust ⓘ |
| createdBy | Philip Pullman ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | nun ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy ⓘ |
| helpsExplain |
nature of Dust
ⓘ
relationship between Dust and consciousness ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | scientific curiosity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leaves | religious order ⓘ |
| medium | novels ⓘ |
| mediumOfCommunicationWithDust |
I Ching-like interface
ⓘ
computer ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | supporter of Lyra and Will ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | crucial ally to Lyra and Will ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | Irish (implied/commonly interpreted) ⓘ |
| occupation | physicist ⓘ |
| opposes |
the Authority
ⓘ
Magisterium ⓘ
surface form:
the Magisterium
|
| religiousBackground | Catholic nun ⓘ |
| researchField |
Dust
ⓘ
dark matter ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
acts as the serpent figure in the Mulefa world
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helps Lyra and Will understand Dust ⓘ |
| specializesIn | particle physics ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
consciousness and matter
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free inquiry ⓘ loss of faith ⓘ science and religion ⓘ |
| travelsTo | Mulefa world ⓘ |
| universe |
multiverse of His Dark Materials
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surface form:
His Dark Materials multiverse
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| usesDevice | computer-based dark matter detector ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Malone Description of subject: Mary Malone is a physicist and former nun in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" trilogy who becomes a crucial ally to Lyra and Will through her research into dark matter and Dust.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mary Malone in His Dark Materials