Ran

ms:Ran sv:Ran Ran, also referred to as "the goddess of the drowned", is the moody and sometimes treacherous goddess of the seas and waters in Norse mythology. She is the wife of Aegir and collects the corpses of the drowned in a net. She was reputed to be cruel and would lurk near treacherous rocks, luring ships to their doom. She had nine daughters with Aegir called billow maidens, including Bylgia and Atla.


Norse mythology
The Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology
People, places and things: Deities | Giants | Dwarves | Valkyries
Orthography | Numbers | Runes | Kenning
Elder Edda | Younger Edda | Skald | Sagas | Later influence



See also: Ran (1985 movie), Ran Mori (Rachel Moore) (a Detective Conan/Case Closed character)


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