Hel

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead, a daughter of Loki by the jotun Angrboða. Norse
  2. 2
    The realm of the dead who did not die in combat, ruled by the goddess and located in Niflheim (one of the Nine Realms). Norse

Synonyms

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hadesbalderbragicerberuscharoncora

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"And no mervaile, for there is a great Lord present amongst them, as superintendent over their pastimes and sportes, namely, Sathan, prince of hel."

Etymology

From Old Norse hel. Cognate with Old English hell (“hell”).

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