Akoma Mba and the Man Who Transformed into a Woman (Fang/Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon) The epic hero, Akoma Mba, was carried by his mother for one hundred fifty years, after which he was miraculously born. Because he became a danger to his family, he was given into the care of Mba, a man who married his mother. Mba called his son Wrinkle of Elephant, son of Mba, but his unpredictable behavior did not improve, and so he became known as Akoma Mba, Creator of Mba, the suggestion being that he had created his own father. He became a well-known warrior, evolving into the ruler of the immortal Ekang people.

One Abo Mama, ...