Porphyrios

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Resistance

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In collections

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What Wikipedia says

Porphyrios (Greek: Πορφύριος) was a large whale (κῆτος) 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.

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