marisa coulter was lyra's mother in the golden compass.
marisa coulter was lyra's mother in the golden compass.
who is lyra's mother in the golden compass?
marisa coulter
meanwhile, lyra meets marisa coulter and, before leaving jordan, is given an alethiometer by the master who tells her coulter must not know about it. whilst exploring coulter's apartment, lyra finds a document with the names of numerous children, including roger's, and the letterhead of the "general oblation board," and she realizes that coulter is the leader of the board; an organization that abducts children, supposedly to prevent them turning into "bad" adults. lyra and pan flee.
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mrs. coulter takes lyra into her home, in a big city that resembles a retrofuturistic london, and starts taking her to socialite dinners and parties. in her bedroom, lyra gazes upon the alethiometer and notices that it continuously points to a lady, a lightning bolt and a baby. she does not know what to make of her observation, however, and says nothing of it to mrs. coulter. despite initially projecting the image of a free-spirited woman, she reveals herself to be extremely respectful of the magisterium and its function. one night, lyra casually mentions dust; this puts mrs. coulter on edge as she warns lyra never to mention it again, and also insists that she stop carrying around the bag secretly containing the aleithiometer. mrs. coulter's dæmon (a golden monkey) attacks pantalaimon, causing lyra to give in. lyra and pantalaimon discover that mrs. coulter is head of the general oblation board, also known as the "gobblers", who have been kidnapping local children. lyra also learns that her best friend roger and her gyptian friend billy have been both taken by the gobblers.
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