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Hans namn kan stavas på många olika sätt, Lä, Le, Hlér, Ägir, Ægir, Æghir. De avser dock alla den jätte som i nordisk mytologi härskar över vatten/havet. Ägir spekuleras ibland vara densamme som Gymer (Gýmir), vilket dock tillbakavisas av andra källor.
Han är son till jätten Fornjot, bror till Låge (elden) och Kåre (vinden).
Hans hustru är Ran/Rån och de skall ha fått döttrar som alla bär namn efter olika slags vattenvågor enligt Snorres Skáldskaparmál i Eddan.
Döttrarna är [1]:
Ytterligare två döttrar namnes i [2], de är;
His name can be spelled many different ways; Lä, Le, Hlér, Ägir, Ægir, Æghir. They all represent the giant who i Nordic mythology represent the one who rules over water/sea. He is sometimes said to be the same as Gymer (Gýmir) but that is refuted by other sources.
He is son of Fornjot, brother to Låge(representing fire) and Kåre (representing wind).
He is married to Ran/Rån and they have daughters who all represent some kind of waves in the sea.
The daugters are;
See also;
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