Aegir
Aegir is the sea, a giant who keeps a hall beneath the waves and hosts the gods at the feast where Loki's flyting happens (Lokasenna). He brews for them, and Thor has to fetch the giant Hymir's cauldron before there is ale enough for all (Hymiskvida); his wife is Ran and their nine daughters are the waves.
Aegir is a giant, counted with the sea-giants rather than the Aesir, although the gods drink in his hall; he is also called Hler and Gymir, and whether the Gymir who fathers Gerthr is the same being is uncertain. No native Norse planetary rulership exists: the planetary correspondence is a modern / Hermetic overlay (Neptune for the sea), not an ancient Norse attribution.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Neptune
Offerings
- Offerings
- AleMeadSalt waterBreadCoins thrown to sea
Sacred timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- HlerGymirThe Sea Giant
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- Lord of the SeaThe BrewerHost of the GodsThe Deep Hall
- Symbols
- CauldronWaveShipCup
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneBountiful terribleAddressAegirLord of the SeaThe BrewerRelationshipThe host whose hall is under the waterWarningThe sea feeds the table and takes the boatResonanceSailors brewers and anyone who sets a table for many
- Modern Practice
Aegir is the host's god: modern practice calls him when a table is set for many, and the first cup is poured into the sea or into the ground before anyone drinks. Sailors and brewers keep him, and the feast itself is the rite.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- The seaBrewingHospitalityThe feastThe deepTidesWealth
- Mythology Summary
Aegir is the sea, a giant who keeps a hall beneath the waves and hosts the gods at the feast where Loki's flyting happens (Lokasenna). He brews for them, and Thor has to fetch the giant Hymir's cauldron before there is ale enough for all (Hymiskvida); his wife is Ran and their nine daughters are the waves.
Details
- Correspondences
- ColorsBlueGreenSilverScentsSea saltMyrrhKelpMetalsSilverCopperGoldAnimalsWhaleSealFish
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