Aegir (English spelling)

Japanese: エーギル（英語表記）Aegir

In Norse mythology, Aegir is the god of the sea. He lives in a magnificent mansion at the bottom of the ocean, and often invites the gods of Asgard to his grand banquets. In contrast to Aegir, who is said to calm the storm by smashing the sea with an oar, his wife Ran has a merciless personality, making the sea rough, grabbing ships with her hands and dragging them to the bottom, and catching shipwrecks and people in nets. However, it was believed that those who drowned were welcomed into her mansion and received hospitable hospitality as guests.

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Japanese:

北欧神話の海神。大洋の底に豪壮な館を構えて住み，アスガルズの神々をしばしば盛大な宴会に招待する。彼の妻のランは，櫂で海を打ち，しけを静めるとされたエーギルとは対照的に，無慈悲な性格の持主で，海を荒れさせては，船を手でつかんで海底に引込み，また難破した船と人を網で捕える。しかし彼女の館に迎えられた溺死者たちは，そこで客として手厚いもてなしを受けると信じられた。

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