Thunderbird
nature_spirit sky Native American single tradition · 3
Thunderbird is an avian lightning bird spirit.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Oral traditions.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Winged Unicorn, Wyvern, Yalungur, Yuki-onna, Zilant, Zduhać, Takam, Tangie, Taniwha, Tapairu, Tapio, Tartaruchi, Tennin, Te Wheke-a-Muturangi, Tiddy Mun, Tipua, Tomte, Topielec, Toyol, Trauco, Pamola, Yali, Kamadhenu, Chimera, Lamashtu, Enlil, Sharabha, Apis, Buraq, Lakhmu, angels, devils, dragon, lamassu, phoenixes, Medusa, basilisk, Fenghuang, Cockatrice, Erinyes, Djinn, Elemental, Fionnuala, Firebird, Fūjin, Gamayun, Gargoyle, Garuda, Stheno, Euryale, Hippogriff, Huitzilopochtli, Itsumade, Lightning Bird, Lindworm, Minokawa, Nephele, Nue, Huginn, Muninn, Ong, Peryton, Raiju, Roc, Sarimanok, Shahbaz, Sirens, Snallygaster, Stymphalian Birds, Sylph, Tikoloshe, Ziz, griffins, Pegasus, sphinxes, Harpy, Simurgh, centaur, cherubim, mermaids, jinn, Minotaur, manticore, Anzû
Mentioned by
- angels
- devils
- dragon
- lamassu
- phoenixes
- Medusa
- basilisk
- Fenghuang
- Cockatrice
- Erinyes
- Djinn
- Elemental
- Fionnuala
- Firebird
- Fūjin
- Gamayun
and 38 more
Sources
Source passages
“Thunderbird”
#4478 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Thunderbird (Native American) – Avian lightning bird spirit”
#5355 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Thunderbird, mythological bird-like spirit in North American indigenous peoples' mythology”
#11126 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001