Wave Maidens

Wave Maidens (The Daughters of Ægir)

Are the nine daughters of the giant Ægir and goddess Ran who personify the sea in Norse Mythology. Their names are poetic terms for different characteristics of ocean waves and are recorded in the prose Edda as: Himinglæva (That through which one can see the heavens), Dúfa (Pitching One), Blóðughadda (Bloody-Hair), Hefring (Riser), Uðr (Frothing Wave), Hrönn (Welling Wave) Bylgja (Billow) Dröfn (Foam-Fleck), Kólga (Cool Wave). (This is just one set names/ translations I found – they appear to have many)

A3 ink & watercolour (the black border was added digitally)

Created for GrimGloomTales water contest

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