Hermóðr

E261006

Norse mythological figure god

Hermóðr is a figure in Norse mythology, often depicted as a brave messenger of the gods who rides to Hel on Odin’s behalf.

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All labels observed (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Norse mythological figure ⓘ god ⓘ
associatedRealm	Hel ⓘ
associatedTheme	courage ⓘ loyalty ⓘ messengership ⓘ
associatedWith	Baldr ⓘ
cosmologicalTravel	journey between Asgard and Hel ⓘ
culture	Norse mythology ⓘ
familyStatus	sometimes described as a son of Odin ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
languageOfName	Old Norse ⓘ
literaryGenre	myth ⓘ
meets	Móðguðr ⓘ
missionPurpose	to plead with Hel for Baldr’s return ⓘ
mythologicalCycle	Aesir ⓘ
nameMeaning	war-spirit ⓘ
nameVariant	Hermóðr self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hermod
notableAct	volunteered to ride to Hel after Baldr’s death ⓘ
notableJourney	ride to Hel to seek the release of Baldr ⓘ
pantheon	Aesir ⓘ surface form: Aesir gods
possibleParent	Frigg ⓘ Odin ⓘ
primarySource	Gylfaginning ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ
relatedDeity	Odin ⓘ
religion	pre-Christian Germanic paganism ⓘ
rides	Sleipnir ⓘ
ridesAcross	Gjöll bridge ⓘ
role	messenger of the gods ⓘ
taskConditionFromHel	that all things must weep for Baldr ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Odin → fatherOf → Hermóðr ⓘ

Frigg → hasChild → Hermóðr ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hermóðr (in some traditions)

Helheim → visitedBy → Hermóðr ⓘ

Aesir → member → Hermóðr ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hermod

Höðr → sibling → Hermóðr ⓘ

Hermóðr → nameVariant → Hermóðr self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hermod

Baldrs draumar → featuresCharacter → Hermóðr ⓘ

"Hel" (goddess/hidden) + "heimr" (home, world) → visitedBy → Hermóðr ⓘ

subject surface form: Helheim

Móðguðr → encounters → Hermóðr ⓘ

Aesir at Ragnarök → hasMember → Hermóðr ⓘ