Nebuchadnezzar's Madness of Boanthropy

Nebuchadnezzar II, Babylon's longest-reigning and most powerful king, may have suffered from boanthropy, a rare psychological disorder in which a person believes themselves to be a cow or an ox. Ancient accounts describe the mighty ruler living in the wilderness, eating grass, and losing his reason before eventually recovering. Whether legend or early psychiatry, his case remains one of history's strangest royal afflictions.

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