Hel
Culture & Region
Norse/Scandinavia
Time Period
c. 100-1200 CE attestations
Domains
Deathunderworld (Helheim)diseaseold age
Symbols & Animals
Half-living/half-corpse bodygates of Helheim
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Underworld; no temples
Key Myths & Stories
Daughter of Loki; rules Helheim; refuses to release Baldr; receives dishonored dead
Related Deities
≈ Persephone/Proserpina (underworld queen); ≈ Ereshkigal