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A man shot two arrows at its center and missed both times, but using a sword swung once at its center and hit it twice.
I march before armies, a thousand salute me. My fall can bring victory, but no one would shoot me. The wind is my lover, one-Βlegged am I. Name me and see me at home in the sky.
Power enough to smash ships and crush roofs. Yet it still must fear the sun.
Although I'm not an insect, some people found me very difficult to exterminate. They called me something like 'insane priest.' The first half of my name means the same as 'scrape,' & my last three letters are a metal. Who am I?
Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin. Light enough to caress the sky. Hard enough to crack rocks.
People take me on walks and I run and have fun. What am I?