Ægir
Norse · deity · mythic prehistoric · deity
Jötunn personification of the sea, ale-brewer and host of the gods' feasts, husband of Rán.
Domains
- sea ocean
- brewing feasting
Powers
- Brew ale for the assembled gods
- host the gods at his hall and brew ale in a vast cauldron
- personify and raise the swelling sea
Epithets
Relations
Sources
- Prose Edda, Skáldskaparmál 33; Poetic Edda, Hymiskviða, Lokasenna
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