
Hel (Realm) - Mythopedia
2022年12月29日 · The realm of Hel was ruled by the goddess Hel, a fierce giantess indifferent to the fates of men. There is some debate as to whether Hel was a place of suffering. While most …
Loki – Mythopedia
2022年12月8日 · Loki also reproduced with his mistress, Angrboda, a jötunn (possibly a troll) who gave birth to three children: Hel, who ruled the eponymous underworld called Hel, …
Baldur – Mythopedia
2022年12月8日 · Lost in sorrow, Frigg asked for a volunteer to travel to the realm of the dead and beg Hel, goddess of the dead, for the release of Baldur. Hermod, Frigg’s son and Baldur’s …
Niflheim - Mythopedia
2022年12月1日 · The Gylfaginning also explained how Odin came to appoint Hel as the ruler of Niflheim. His account began with a discussion of Loki and the monstrous children he sired with …
Poetic Edda: Helreith Brynhildar (Full Text) - Mythopedia
After the death of Brynhild there were made two bale-fires, the one for Sigurth, and that burned first, and on the other was Brynhild burned, and she was on a wagon which was covered with …
Yan Wang - Mythopedia
2022年12月1日 · Overview. In Chinese mythology, Yan Wang (閻王) is the King of Hell.Yan Wang oversees the underworld, presides over the ten layers of Diyu (地獄), or the Chinese-Buddhist …
Cerberus – Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · Bruce Lincoln, a professor of religion at the University of Chicago, has suggested a connection with Garmr, one of Hel ’s guard dogs in Norse mythology. According to Lincoln, …
Frigg – Mythopedia
2022年12月1日 · Hel agreed to release Baldur, but only on the condition that all things weep for Baldur. As soon as Hermod had given them the news, the Aesir sent messengers throughout …
Prose Edda: Gylfaginning (Full Text) - Mythopedia
All the champions of Hel follow Loki; and the Sons of Múspell shall have a company by themselves, and it shall be very bright. The field Vígrídr is a hundred leagues wide each way. …
Poetic Edda: Voluspo (Full Text) - Mythopedia
O’er the sea from the north there sails a ship With the people of Hel, at the helm stands Loki; After the wolf do wild men follow, And with them the brother of Byleist goes. [47] Surt fares from the …