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Hel was a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.

Her name is the source of the English word hellHell is, according to many religious beliefs about the afterlife, a place of torment, of great weeping and gnashing of teeth. The English word 'hell' comes from the Norse Hel', which originally referred to the goddess of the Norse underworld. In most reli.

1 Other names

• Hela
• Hell

2 Hel in modern literature, movies, etc.

• Hel plays a role in Marvel Comics' Thor series.
• Hel causes much trouble for David, Christopher, Jalil and April in K.A. Applegate's book series, Everworld.

3 See also

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