Ægir and Rán are the parents of the Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán, who personify the waves: Himingleva, Dúfa, Blóðughadda, Hefring, Uðr, Hrönn, Bylgja, Dröfn, and Kólga.
Ægir visited Asgard as a guest and sat beside Bragi, who entertained him through the feast with tales of the gods' exploits — the framing narrative of the entire Skáldskaparmál.
Ægir demanded the gods provide a cauldron large enough to brew ale for all of them. Thor and Týr traveled to the giant Hymir's hall to claim his mile-deep cauldron, as told in the Hymiskviða.
Loki forced his way into Ægir's feast hall and killed the servant Fimafeng, then proceeded to insult every god present in the Lokasenna. Ægir's hall was the setting for this pivotal flyting.
Odin and the Æsir were regular guests at Ægir's feasts beneath the sea. The Lokasenna's prose introduction names Odin among the gods present at the ill-fated banquet in Ægir's hall.
Thor retrieved the giant Hymir's enormous brewing cauldron so that Ægir could brew ale for the gods' feast, as told in the Hymiskviða.
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