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In Hinduism, Akupara is a tortoise who carries the world on his back. It upholds the earth and the sea.
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- The Discworld series of novels by Terry Pratchett take place on a fictional world on the back of a giant turtle.
- In Stephen King's Dark Tower series, there was a giant robot in the form of a turtle, guardian of an energy beam supporting the Dark Tower. It had this poem dedicated to it:
- See the TURTLE of enormous girth!
- On his shell he holds the earth.
- His thought is slow but always kind;
- He holds us all within his mind.
- "On his back all vows are made;
- He sees the truth but mayn't aid.
- He loves the land and loves the sea,
- And even loves a child like me.
- In the Secrets of Droon series, the magical city of Tortu is located on the back of a giant turtle, also called Tortu.
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