Ran

Deities

Tradition · Norse
Alternate Names
Ran the Net-Wielder
Gender Expression
Feminine
Titles
Lady of the DrownedThe NetWife of the Sea
Domain
The seaDrowningThe deepFishing netsThe dead at seaGreedThe undertow
Planetary Correspondence
Neptune
Secondary Planets
PlutoMoon
Elemental Correspondence
Water
Zodiac Affinity
PiscesScorpioCancer
Correspondences
Colors
BlueSilverWhite
Scents
MyrrhJasmineSea salt
Metals
TinSilver
Animals
DolphinSealFish
Sacred Timing
Days
Hours
MoonriseDusk
Offerings
WaterMilkFlowersFish
Invocation Approach
Tone
Cold taking
Address
RanLady of the DrownedThe Net
Relationship
The sea that takes what it takes
Warning
Her net is wide and she does not choose
Resonance
Sailors fishers the bereaved of the sea
Symbols
WaterCup
Mythology Summary

Ran is the Norse sea goddess who owns a net and takes the drowned to her hall beneath the waves, where they are feasted rather than punished. She is the sea's cold appetite: not evil, simply not negotiable.

Modern Practice

Ran is acknowledged at sea and by the families of the drowned. Her practice is the net and the gift: a coin to the water before a voyage, and honour given to what the water keeps.

Related Deities
NjordPoseidonJormungandrHel

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