Hel
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Hel is the Norse goddess who rules over the underworld realm of the dead that bears her name.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse deity
ⓘ
goddess ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Ragnarok
ⓘ
surface form:
Ragnarök
|
| associatedWith |
afterlife
ⓘ
death ⓘ the underworld ⓘ |
| bedCurtainName | Gleaming Misfortune ⓘ |
| bedName | Sick-bed ⓘ |
| bodyDescription |
half black and half flesh-colored
ⓘ
half dead and half living in appearance ⓘ |
| category |
Norse goddesses
ⓘ
Underworld deities ⓘ |
| cognateWith |
Old English: hell
ⓘ
Old High German: hella ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Fólkvangr
ⓘ
Valhalla ⓘ |
| culture |
Germanic mythology
ⓘ
Norse mythology ⓘ |
| describedBy | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Prose Edda
ⓘ
surface form:
Gylfaginning
Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ |
| domain | world of the dead ⓘ |
| dwelling | Éljúðnir ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hallName | Éljúðnir ⓘ |
| influencedConcept | later Christian concept of hell in Germanic regions ⓘ |
| knifeName | Famine ⓘ |
| languageForm | Old Norse: Hel ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle |
Ragnarok
ⓘ
surface form:
Ragnarök
|
| nameEtymology | related to Proto-Germanic *haljō (concealed place) ⓘ |
| parent |
Angrboða
ⓘ
Loki ⓘ |
| plateName | Hunger ⓘ |
| receives |
Baldr
ⓘ
surface form:
Baldr in some traditions
those who die of old age ⓘ those who die of sickness ⓘ |
| receivesSoulsFrom | Midgard ⓘ |
| residesIn | Helheim ⓘ |
| role |
goddess of the dead
ⓘ
ruler of the underworld ⓘ |
| rulesOver |
Helheim
ⓘ
the realm of Hel ⓘ |
| sibling |
Fenrir
ⓘ
Jormungandr ⓘ
surface form:
Jörmungandr
|
| symbolicMeaning |
hidden realm
ⓘ
inevitable death ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.