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Porphyrios mere reputation terrified the crews of many ships which often took detours to go around the waters where the whale most commonly swam.

The most accepted theory on how Porphyrios ended up in the waters of Constantinople is that when it was young, it swam through the Dardanelles while hunting and the strong currents of the strait prevented it from returning to the Aegean Sea. It also could not enter the Black Sea, a sea that whales avoid due to the low levels of oxygen in its waters.

Consequently, Porphyrios was trapped in the Sea of Marmara. It is probable that it was the only whale in these waters and as a result had an abundance of prey to feed on.

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