In Norse mythology, Aegir was the god of the sea, seashore and ocean and a son of Mistarblindi. He was a personification of the ocean, both good and bad. He caused storms with his anger and the skalds said a ship went into 'Aegir's wide jaws' when it wrecked.
Aegir was crowned with seaweed and always surrounded by nixies and mermaids while in his hall. Aegir's wife was Ran or Rana and they lived under the sea by the island Hlesey. Ran and Aegir had nine daughters who were the waves.
Aegir brewed ale for the gods after Thor brought him a big enough kettle. Every winter the gods would drink beer at Aegir's home. He was, therefore, famed for his hospitality. Gold was put onto the floor of the hall to provide light, instead of having a fire. Gold is therefore called Aegir's fire. The cups in Aegir's hall were always full, magically refilling themselves. Aegir had two servants in his hall, Fimafeng and Eldir. Sailors feared Aegir, and thought he would sometimes surface to destroy ships. Early Saxons made human sacrifices to a god of the sea, possibly connected with Aegir. Research Aegir
Mermaids is a romantic comedy starring , Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Michael Schoeffling, Christina Ricci and Caroline McWilliams in a story based upon the novel by Patty Dann about a single mother who moves her family to a small coastal American town where she starts a romance with a local shop keeper and her daughter questions whether her own tenattive romance conflicts with her religious beliefs. Mermaids was directed by Richard Benjamin in 1990. Research Mermaids
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