[meteorite-list] Meteorite Folklore and Legend, 1

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 21:38:35 -0400
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I thought I would share some interesting little tidbits about
meteorites in legend and folklore.

The Wanika tribe of Kenya venerated a meteorite which fell in 1853.
They built a temple for the stone which weighed 577-grams. The Wanika
annoited the meteorite, clothed it and placed pearls on it. They
steadfastly refused to sell the stone to missionaries, nor would they
let outsiders see it. A few years later, a raid by rival Masai
tribesmen destroyed Wankia villages and laid waste to their livestock
and fields. The Wanikas then lost all respect for the stone, which had
obviously failed to protect them, and sold it to German missionaries.

>From John G. Burke's "Cosmic Debris - Meteorites in History"

Plenty more where this came from if anyone else likes this kind of stuff. :)

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Received on Sun 06 Jun 2010 09:38:35 PM PDT