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Hel
(hĕl)n. Norse Mythology
1. The goddess of death and the underworld; the daughter of Loki.
2. The underworld of the dead not killed in battle.
[Old Norse; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]
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Hel
(hɛl) orHela
n
1. (Norse Myth & Legend) the goddess of the dead
2. (Norse Myth & Legend) the underworld realm of the dead
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Hel
(hɛl)n.
a Norse goddess, the daughter of Loki, who ruled the abode of the dead.
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