Ran

Like her husband Aegir, Ran is a goddess with origins among the Jotnar, but is not said to be actively hostile to the gods of the Aesir and Vanir. She is the goddess of those who die at sea, particularly those who drown, and she does receive offering from mortals hoping to avoid that fate. Symbolically, she is said to pull mortals down into the depths with her net.

Ran has nine daughters, who are said to be personifications of the waves. In Midhgardhur, these daughters of Ran are said to have given birth to the first Djupir, or Deep Ones (vide Djupur), who in turn have given rise to a whole aquatic race of Deep Ones and Deep One Hybrids (the "sons of Aegir and daughters of Ran").