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The Daughters of Ægir are the nine daughters of Ægir and Rán, a giant and goddess who both represent the sea in Norse mythology. Their names are poetic terms for different characteristics of ocean waves. In the ''Skáldskaparmál'' section of Snorri Sturluson's ''Prose Edda'' the names of Ægir's daughters are recorded: :''The daughters of Ægir and Rán are nine, and their names are recorded before: Himinglæva, Dúfa, Blódughadda, Hefring, Udr, Hrönn, Bylgja, Dröfn, Kólga.'' - (Brodeur's translation ) Brodeur gives the following translations of the names: *Himinglæva - That through which one can see the heavens (a reference to the transparency of water). *Dúfa - The Pitching One. *Blóðughadda - Bloody-Hair (a reference to red sea foam). *Hefring (or Hevring) - Riser. *Uðr (or Unn) - Frothing Wave. *Hrönn - Welling Wave. *Bylgja - Billow. *Dröfn - Foam-Fleck (or "Comber" according to Faulkes). *Kólga - Cool Wave. ==Prose Edda== Snorri lists the nine daughters twice in the ''Prose Edda'' but in one instance he replaces Dröfn with Bára. He also includes both Unn and Hrönn in a list of names of rivers. In ''Skáldskaparmál'', Snorri quotes a verse from the 12th century skald Einarr Skúlason in reference to Himinglaeva who "stirs up the roar of the sea against the brave" and who also, according to ''Háttatal'', "strokes the high planks".〔Faulkes, Anthony (transl. and ed.) (1987). ''Edda'' (Snorri Sturluson). Everyman. ISBN 0-460-87616-3〕 Also quoted by Snorri is the ''Nordrsetudrapa'' by the poet Svein: :"When hard gusts from the white mountain range teased apart and wove together the storm-happy daughters of Ægir, bred on frost." In addition, he quotes the Icelandic poet Snæbjorn who refers to them as the "nine skerry-brides". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nine Daughters of Ægir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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