possibly raped by a #Finnish #sorcerer – was turned by #Pikker’s lightning (see #Pikri). Ironically, the original boulder was destroyed in the mid 19th C during a bonfire party. It was subsequently broken up and used to build, according to version, the #Iru bridge in 1865-67, or a
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#Pikri (Pikker)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Laagna
Also spelled #Piker, lit. the ‘long one’ (Slender Man?). #Mythological personification of thunder, aka #Pikne, etc., probably related to #Perkūnas of the Lithuanians (see #Pikse). Renamed (1979-1995) as #Pasternaki M. during the late #SovietOccupation).

Graffiti / street art by Robin Nõgisto (99% sure) of ARS Kunstilinnak, Hallivanamehe, Tallinn.

to sing. So perhaps it was another scary name from #Estonian #folklore? You already have #Pakase, #Pikri, #Pikse, #Tuuslari, #Uku, #Vilisuu… The street was named on 1958-02-14 along with 80 or so others, quite a bunch, so maybe a #typo? But none of these three explanations passes the test of
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#Lummu (Lumm)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Laagna
Charm, spell, bewitchment, glamour. Renamed (1979-1994/5), along with #Kahu, as #Pusta_A. during the Soviet occupation. Part of a magico-mythological group. See #Pikri.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#FolkReligion #Rahvausund

"a hero whose name is inscribed in gold letters”. Please choose. No relation to #Boris, author of #OmarSharif Goes to Town. See also #Oki F. #SovietRenaming (1979-1995) of #Pikri.
#Communist #Kommunist
#SovietOccupation #NõukogudeOkupatsioon
#World_War_II #II_MaailmaSõda

#Pikse (Pikne)
Once an otherworldly ruler of the weather, also and otherwise known as #Äike, #Kõu, #Paristaja, or #Pikker (See #Pikri above) (although Kõu and Pikker are usually considered to be brothers, sons of #Uku), apparently related to...
#Tallinn #Haabersti #Mustjõe
#Mythology #Mütoloogia