contemporary Norse Goddess meme: Rán.

Seventh in the Norse Goddess meme series is Rán, the Sea Goddess, who perhaps may be more appropriately defined as a Sea Jötunn. While the Norse prayed to Thor for protection in safe sea passage, it was Rán who dragged ships & men down with her net (an obvious icon absent from the tableau here, unfortunately) to a watery end by drowning. The panels depict her looking for ships or swimmers to claim in tandem with the grey & swirling forces of the sea. The choice of lantern & swimsuit update Rán nicely, and the image of the lady waiting for her husband's ship to come in is a clever situational inversion.



[Found on a VK Wall. If anyone knows who originally designed these, do let me know. (And if it's from a known meme generator, do let me know which as I'd love to make some in the same style.)]

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Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since then he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have employment/opportunities in investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer, do contact him.