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Pikne (also Piken or Pikker: the long one) is the god of lightning in Estonian mythology.[1] In Finnish, lightning is sometimes called Pitkäinen, which is similar in meaning. It is likely that both are taboo euphemisms.[2]
There was an Estonian satire and humor magazine called Pikker.
- ^ The Hero of Esthonia, By William Forsell Kirby, ,Forgotten Books, ISBN 1-60506-769-5, pg. 31
- ^ Haavio, Martti (1935). Suomalaisen muinaisrunouden maailma. Porvoo, Helsinki: WSOY.