Ran
Culture & Region
Norse/Scandinavia
Time Period
c. 9th-13th century CE attestations
Domains
Seadrowningcollecting the drownedunderwater realm
Symbols & Animals
Netseadrowned sailorsgold
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Coastal regions (propitiation)
Key Myths & Stories
Wife of Ægir; catches drowned in net; receives offerings from sailors; nine daughters (waves)
Related Deities
≈ Sedna (Inuit sea); ≈ Yemaya (ocean mother)