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    "title": "Sea Monsters in Antiquity: A Classical and Zoological Investigation",
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    "abstract": "Sea monsters inspired both fascination and fear in the minds of the ancients. In this paper, I aim to examine several traditional monsters of antiquity with a multi-faceted approach that couples classical background with modern day zoological knowledge. Looking at the examples of the ketos and the sea serpent in Roman and Greek societies, I evaluate the scientific bases for representations of these monsters across of variety of media, from poetry to ceramics. Through the juxtaposition of the classical material and modern science, I seek to gain a greater understanding of the ancient conception of sea monsters and explain the way in which they were rationalized and depicted by ancient cultures. A closer look at extant literature, historical accounts, and artwork also helps to reveal a human sentiment towards the ocean and its denizens penetrating through time even into the modern day.",
    "language": "en",
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            "word": "Organismic and Evolutionary Biology"
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            "first_name": "Alexander",
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            "last_name": "Jaffe",
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            "institution": "Harvard University",
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    "date_submitted": "2013-03-16T12:55:20-07:00",
    "date_accepted": "2013-03-16T12:55:20-07:00",
    "date_published": "2012-12-31T16:00:00-08:00",
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