Hel

Summary

Hel is a death deity^[1]. She ranks in the top 8% of death_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (712 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hel's father was Loki^[3].
• Hel's mother was Angrboða^[4].
• Among Hel's spouses was Dyggvi^[5].
• Hel was a member of Jötnar^[6].
• Hel's image is recorded as Hermod before Hela.jpg^[7].
• Hel is recorded as female^[8].
• Hel's instance of is recorded as death deity^[9].
• Hel's part of is recorded as Norse mythology^[10].
• Hel's Commons category is recorded as Hel (being)^[11].
• Hel's residence is recorded as Éljúðnir^[12].
• Hel's KulturNav-ID is recorded as cfdedba2-9b23-43be-a8b5-67859a3754fe^[13].
• Hel's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Hel's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Hel's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Hel's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[17].
• Hel's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• Hel's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[19].
• Hel's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Hel's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Hel-Norse-deity^[21].
• Hel's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'non', 'text': 'Hel'}^[22].
• Hel's different from is recorded as Hel^[23].
• Hel's sibling is recorded as Fenrir^[24].
• Hel's sibling is recorded as Jörmungandr^[25].
• Hel's sibling is recorded as Nari^[26].
• Hel's sibling is recorded as Váli^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Hel's father was Loki^[3]. Her mother was Angrboða^[4].

Personal Life

Hel was married to Dyggvi^[5].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hel include 699 Hela^[28], an asteroid^[29] and Sulphur Nimbus: Hel's Elixir^[30], a video game^[31].

Why It Matters

Hel ranks in the top 8% of death_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (712 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] She is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for her include 699 Hela^[28], an asteroid^[29] and Sulphur Nimbus: Hel's Elixir^[30], a video game^[31].

FAQs

Who were Hel's parents?

Hel's father was Loki^[3]. Hel's mother was Angrboða^[4].

Who was Hel married to?

Hel's spouses include Dyggvi^[5].