Porphyrios (whale)
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porphyrios-whale-180-12585803
title:
Porphyrios (whale)
text:
Porphyrios was a large whale that harassed and sank ships in the waters near Constantinople in the sixth century. Active for over fifty years, Porphyrios caused great concern for Byzantine seafarers. Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) made it an important matter to capture it, though he could not come up with a way to do so. Porphyrios eventually met its end when it beached itself near the mouth of the Black Sea and was attacked and cut into pieces by a mob of locals.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Whale active near Constantinople
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyrios_(whale)
date created:
2022-05-28T08:14:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T11:07:36Z
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