On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
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>> Any other examples?  Also from different cultures?
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now that i remember... there is the story of lwanda magere among the
luo in western kenya...

lwanda magere was a warrior made of stone.. he was able to help his
tribe defeat all the nandi and the langi tribes.. as he was impossible
to kill in battle...

but the langi knew everyone has a weakness, so they sent a beautiful
woman undercover to seduce lwanda magere...

eventually lwanda magere told the woman he had but one weakness... and
it was his shadow which wasnt made of stone... and because of that he
always went to battle at night...

the langi got to know the secret and challenged him to battle during
daylight.  being the kind of man that he was, lwanda magere couldnt
resist going to battle, where the langi stabbed his shadow and killed
him.

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