gvkonsta.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Assyriology and Cuneiform Studies in NELC at UCLA. Sumerian, religion & magic, demons, exorcism, and monsters. Also posts about walking in LA and my idiot cats.
👤 Joined on 14 November 2024
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@gvkonsta.bsky.socialyour periodic reminder that there was a sperm whale called Porphyrios who took offense at the Romans and singlehandedly decided to stop all Byzantian trade and sank so many ships over the next 50 years that Justinian declared him an official enemy of the empire and put a reward on his head
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