Iyoba Ohonmi , 20th century
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Legend has it that Queen Ohonmi was pregnant for forty months and delivered the first Bini giant named Arhuanrun in the 15th century. Both mother and child later became great mystics. The drowned themselves in a lake at the historical village of Udo in Benin. It is said that to this day, their presence can still be felt by inhabitants and visitors to the village.

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