In Norse mythology Aegir ( King of the Sea) was one of three giants who lived with the Aesir. The other two are Lue(fire) and Kari ( air) . He is the personification of the Sea. His powers can be used for both good and evil but is always related to the sea. Aegir is often presented as an old man with a white beard and claw- like fingers. If he was seen on the surface of the Sea, it was considered ominous. He usually came to the surface with the intention of dragging ships and men with him to the bottom of the Sea and was feared by sailors.
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Aegir also possessed a large vessel called Aegor, given to him by Thor and Tyr. In this vessel he brews the mead of life from the blood of Baldr. He lived with the giantess Ran, a harsh woman who caused storms and shipwrecks. They lived in magnificent gold-plated hall under the sea on the island of Jan Mayen.
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Ageir was friendly to the gods and often invited them to feasts. Ageir's offspring are said to be the waves. The names of Aegir's nine daughters are: Himinglaeva, Dufa, Blodughadda, Hefring, Ud, Hronn, Bolge, Drofn, and Kolga. The names were purely symbolic and they were different words for the term "wave".
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