Ægir

Aegir or Ægir ( hler, arrangement. "Sea" ) is next Wate in Germanic and Norse mythology a name for the giants of the sea and the beer ( description after the Prose Edda ).

Aegir is a sea giant, who is close to the Aesir, but belongs to the older generation of jötunn, and in Norse mythology takes on the traits of a sea god. He is the son of Miskorblindi or Fornjótr. His two brothers are Logi, fire, and Kari, the wind. He is the father of nine daughters, the Ägirstöchtern ( Angeyja, Atla, Eistla, Eyrgjafa, Gjálp, Greip, IMDR, Járnsaxa and Úlfrún ) that represent different types of ocean waves ( in addition to these names is called Snorri but others: Bara, Blóðughadda, Bylgja, Dúfa, Hefring, Himinglæva, Hrönn, Kolga and UDR). His wife is the goddess of the sea Rán. He lives on the island, which is called Hlésey and is very wise.

Aegir was applied by Thor to brew beer for the gods, but he pretended not to have a boiler that it was big enough. In reality, he wanted to let pass only a command of Thor. Thor, however, got himself a huge kettle from the frost giants Hymir. So had the humiliated Ägir still the beer for Asgard, the abode of the gods brew. In order to take revenge for this defeat, he soured the beer with hops, so it probably still drinkable, but was no longer edible. In a feast of the Æsir, he can wear gold in the hall, so that it is lit up as by fire. This gold is illumination of the windless sea.

Since the people believed that Aegir his underwater kingdom only left to destroy ships and their crews, he prisoners were sacrificed in order to ensure a safe passage before embarking on a sea voyage.

Aegir is often found in the tales of the Edda, which was written shortly after the Christianization of Iceland. He appears here again as a friend of the gods and as a host in appearance. Also in the rest of Scandinavia, he is an integral part of the cult. [ Keningar, Egill, Sonatorrek (8) grm (45) Skaldsk (1 ) (23 ), etc. ] In the texts of the Norwegian prehistory Ägir / COUNTER is referred to, for example, the son of Fornjótr and gives us a good example that it just is not only a " Nordic " mythology. One must not forget that the early runes privilege of priests and nobles were and they were not interested well that the common people could communicate in writing. On top of that were the individual runes as sacred and were not "just so" used. Thus, these legends have been since their formation until the day on which they were written - this could be hundreds of years - retold orally, which naturally created many versions.

Nowadays we know that in the Old Norse Aegir means both the sea giants, how often (but secondary) the sea itself Ägir The name is related to the Germanic ahwo, Latin aqua water together, so does Aquarius (See Aegir → Aquarius ). However, it is possible that there are two different words with Aegir Aegir sea giants and / Agi sea.

Male first name

Ægir is a male first name in Denmark, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. In Sweden, the form uses Aegir Aegir or.

• Germanic deity
• Marine deity
• Giant ( mythology)
• Male first name
• Male Deity