Egyptian
Nun
the primeval waters
Njörðr
Norse tradition. See the whole pantheon.
- Domains
- sea, wind, wealth
- Symbols and attributes
- Hall Nóatún; ships
Key myth
A Vanir god, sent to the Æsir as a hostage at the end of the Æsir-Vanir war, and father of Freyr and Freyja. His marriage to the giantess Skaði failed: she wanted the mountains and he the sea.
Where sources differ or caution applies. Ynglinga saga says Freyr and Freyja were born of a union between Njörðr and his sister, which Lokasenna also alludes to.
Place in the family graph
More traditions
Elsewhere in the world
Deities in other traditions who share a theme with Njörðr: sea and waters. This is overlap in one area only.
Egyptian
Sobek
Nile, fertility, kingship
Mesopotamian
Nammu
the primeval sea, mother of the gods
Mesopotamian
Apsu
fresh water below the earth
Mesopotamian
Tiamat
salt water, primordial mother
Mesopotamian
Enki / Ea
fresh water, wisdom, craft
Hindu
Varuna
cosmic order (ṛta), waters
Hindu
Vishnu
preservation, the universe's order