Norse mythology
Ran
She Who Catches the Dead of the Sea
- Mythology
- Norse mythology
- Group
- Jotnar · Fate · Death · Sea
- Appears in
- The Nine Worlds and Yggdrasil
- Places
- Jotunheim
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Ran is the sea-goddess who drags drowning sailors down with her net, ruling the ocean's depths beside her husband Aegir. Together they have nine daughters, the waves. Those she takes feast in her hall beneath the water, and the drowned are said to be welcome there if gold is sent down with them. Norse sailors carried coins so Ran would receive them kindly should the sea claim them. With her wide net spread to snare ships and men, she is the cold sovereign who gathers the dead of the waves.
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Real episode from the app
The Nine Worlds and Yggdrasil
Chapter 1
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ran?
- Ran is the sea-goddess who drags drowning sailors down with her net, ruling the ocean's depths beside her husband Aegir. Together they have nine daughters, the waves. Those she takes feast in her hall beneath the water, and the drowned are said to be welcome there if gold is sent down with them.
- Which mythology does Ran belong to?
- Ran belongs to Norse mythology.
- Which stories does Ran appear in?
- Ran appears in The Nine Worlds and Yggdrasil, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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MythologyNow. (2026). Ran. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/ran"Ran." MythologyNow, 2026, https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/ran.MythologyNow. "Ran." Accessed 2026. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/ran.Listen to the stories of Ran
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