Key Info

- The personification of Waves

- Most likely they are the same Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán

Brief Bio

In Norse mythology, the goddess Rán and the jötunn Ægir both personify the sea, and together they have nine daughters who personify waves. Each daughter's name reflects poetic terms for waves. The sisters are attested in the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda. Scholars have theorized that these daughters may be the same figures as the nine mothers of the god Heimdallr.

The Mothers:

Angreyja - Possibly "The Harasser" or "Bark"

Atla - The Argumentative One

Eistla - Possibly "The Stormy One" or "The Glowing One"

Eyrgjafa - Possibly "Sand Donor" or "Scar Donor"

Gjálp - Possibly "Seeress" or "Roaring one", Possibly killed fighting Thor

Greip - Grasp

Imðr (or Sindur) - Possibly íma, "Wolf"

Járnsaxa - "The One with the Iron Knife", Has a daughter Magni with Thor

Ulfrún - "Wolf Rune" or "Wolf-Woman"