North America · Winged

Thunderbird

also called Piasa, Wakinyan

Threat 4

Lethal

A colossal storm-bringing raptor from many indigenous cosmologies.

The Account

Wingspan measured by the storm. Lakota, Ojibwe, and Algonquian nations describe it as a sacred force; frontier newspapers describe it as a monster carrying off livestock and children.

Origin

Widespread indigenous tradition

First Sighting

Ancient

From the Public Record

The thunderbird is a mythological birdlike spirit in North American Indigenous peoples' history and culture. It is considered a supernatural being of power and strength.

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