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Ran: Death as a Fisher of Men

Chthonia by Brigid Burke

Aug 18, 202546:13Religion & Spirituality

This week's podcast looks at the Nordic deity Ran, a wrathful sea goddess that causes shipwrecks and drags fishermen down to the watery depths with her net. With her husband Aegir and her nine children of the waves, she...

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Ran: Death as a Fisher of Men is an episode from Chthonia by Brigid Burke. This week's podcast looks at the Nordic deity Ran, a wrathful sea goddess that causes shipwrecks and drags fishermen down to the watery depths with her net. With her...

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Published Aug 18, 2025, 46:13 long, audio available.

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This week's podcast looks at the Nordic deity Ran, a wrathful sea goddess that causes shipwrecks and drags fishermen down to the watery depths with her net. With her husband Aegir and her nine children of the waves, she represents the terrors of the sea--both physically and psychologically. We look at the attributes of Ran, water mythology, and flood mythology.

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Published Aug 18, 2025 and 46:13 long