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Thunderbird/ Thunder Beings are told of fighting mainly a type of underwater monster figure in many cultures. So your Pike would fit right in along with other cultures.
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The Ojibwe version of the myth states that the thunderbirds were created by Nanabozho for the purpose of fighting the underwater spirits.
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A kind of Shamanic Easter story.
There is no Death. The Spirit overcame it.
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Oh!!!! perfect timing on that one.