Hödur
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Hödur is a blind god from Norse mythology, best known for being tricked into killing his brother Baldr.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse god
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | death of Baldr ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
deception by Loki
ⓘ
fate ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| avengedBy | Váli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Blind gods
ⓘ
Norse gods NERFINISHED ⓘ Norse mythology characters ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathOf | Baldr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContext | Æsir–Vanir world of Norse cosmology ⓘ |
| culture | Norse ⓘ |
| deathReason | vengeance for Baldr ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole | returns after Ragnarök ⓘ |
| eyeCondition | blind ⓘ |
| father | Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| guidedBy | Loki during the throwing of mistletoe ⓘ |
| killedBy | Váli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | killing Baldr ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manipulatedBy | Loki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Frigg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology | Norse mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaningHypothesis | possibly related to Old Norse word for "warrior" or "battle" ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Hodr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hodur NERFINISHED ⓘ Höðr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pantheon | Æsir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOfKiller | Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | games of the gods throwing weapons at Baldr ⓘ |
| postRagnarökCompanion | Baldr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postRagnarökStatus | survivor of Ragnarök ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | unwitting slayer of Baldr ⓘ |
| sibling |
Baldr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hermóðr NERFINISHED ⓘ other sons of Odin ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Gylfaginning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poetic Edda NERFINISHED ⓘ Prose Edda NERFINISHED ⓘ Skáldskaparmál NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trickedInto | killing Baldr with mistletoe ⓘ |
| unableToSeeTarget | Baldr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
mistletoe dart
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mistletoe spear ⓘ |
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