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# Loki’s children While we may think of Loki as the main villain in Norse mythology, it is Loki’s children who are among the most terrible and fascinating monsters in the stories. Fenrir, Jormungandr, and Hel were Loki’s children with the giantess Angrboda. The Aesir gods feared and tormented Loki’s children with the giantess, and they were destined to destroy them. ## Children of Loki and Angrboda Three of Loki’s children were born to the terrifying giantess Angrboda, all of whom were feared by the Aesir gods due to their horrific origins. ## Fenrir The huge wolf Fenrir, Loki’s first kid with the giantess, was so large and strong that no bonds could contain him. The Aesir gods decided to imprison Fenrir and the other Loki children to prevent them from wreaking havoc on the nine realms. They decided to mislead Fenrir because he was too strong for them to overcome. They preyed on his pride by persuading him to bind himself in order to break free as a display of strength. Fenrir’s bonds were created twice by the gods, and both times the wolf broke free with ease. ## Jormungandr Jormungandr, Loki’s second child with Angrboda, was a serpent whose power to grow seemed limitless. Odin, fearful of this beast, threw him into the sea that surrounded Midgard, the world of men. He grew to such enormous proportions there that he could circumnavigate the entire globe while holding his own tail in his mouth. As a result, he was dubbed the Midgard Serpent. Jormungandr shedding his tail is one of the indications of the end of the world, according to the Ragnarok prophecy. ## Hel Hel, Loki and Angboda’s third child, may appear less terrible, but he is undoubtedly more malevolent. A giantess, half of her body was believed to be that of a lovely woman, and the other half of her body was that of a corpse. Odin thought that she was ideally equipped to govern over the land of the dead, where Vikings who did not die valiantly in the battlefield were resurrected. As a result, she was given authority over this realm, which was given the name Helheim in her honour. ## Children of Loki and Sigyn Loki’s children with his Aesir wife Sigyn have a more terrible story. Loki was responsible for the death of Balder, Odin and Frigg’s adored son. They decided to punish Loki when they were unable to rescue Balder from Hel’s grasp. They tied him to a rock and hung a deadly serpent above his head, dripping its searing venom onto his face, forcing him to scream in agony for forever, only to be relieved by his wife Sigyn’s care. ## Child of Loki and Svathilfari Sleipnir, Odin’s eight-legged steed, was also one of Loki’s children. Loki was the mother of the steed Svathilfari’s foal. According to legend, when the earth was young and Asgard lacked walls, a builder arrived and offered to construct the gods’ wall in exchange for the lovely goddess Freya’s hand in marriage, as well as the sun and moon. ## Etymology The Old Norse heavenly name Hel is the same as the name of the place where she reigns. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic feminine noun \*halj- ‘hidden place, underworld’ (see Gothic halja, Old English hel or hell, Old Frisian helle, Old Saxon hellia, Old High German hella), which is derived from \*helan- ‘to cover \> conceal, hide’ (compare with OE helan, OF hela, OS helan, OHG helan). ## Attestations ### _Poetic Edda_ Various poems about Hel can be found in the Poetic Edda, which was composed in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources. Hel’s kingdom is referred to as the “Halls of Hel” in the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá. Hel is described as lying beneath one of three roots growing from the world tree Yggdrasil in stanza 31 of Grmnismál. ### _Prose Edda_ In the Prose Edda, Hel is mentioned several times. Hel is mentioned by High in Chapter 34 of the book Gylfaginning as one of Loki and Angrboa’s three children: the wolf Fenrir, the serpent Jörmungandr, and Hel. ## Archaeological record It has been believed that Hel is shown on various replica medallions and bracteates from the Migration Period (ca. first decades AD). The bracteates IK 14 and IK 124, in instance, represent a rider descending a slope and encountering a feminine entity wielding a sceptre or a staff. ### Origins and development In Germanic mythology, Hel is an example of a “half-goddess”: “one who cannot be demonstrated to be either wife or daughter of a deity, and who stands in a dependent relation to higher divinities,” according to Jacob Grimm, who maintained that “half-goddesses” are more powerful than “half-gods.” # Where Did the ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Hela Twist Come From? To many who have followed Marvel’s God of Thunder’s comic adventures for decades, the fact that she is also Thor’s sister may have come as a surprise. The comic book Hela is not unrelated to Thor, but the comic book familial connections between Thor and the ruler of Hel(l) are a little more confusing. ## History Sylene was orphaned after her father, the Asgardian god of mischief Loki, was sent to Limbo. Sylene attempted, but failed, to restore Asgard and replace Earth after it was destroyed. **FAQ’S** **Who are Loki’s children?** What are the names of Loki’s children? Loki had three children with the female giant Angerboda (Angrboda: “Distress Bringer”): Hel, the goddess of death; Jörmungand, the serpent that encircles the globe; and Fenrir (Fenrislfr), the wolf. Sleipnir, Odin’s eight-legged horse, is said to have been born from Loki’s womb. **Is it Hel or Hela?** [![Image result for Daughter of Loki](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT6HMx_6fOnoaM2n0sMWTnX7Nts-nvsubTxa-Q-_zP2&s)](https://www.google.com/search?q=Is+it+Hel+or+Hela?&sxsrf=AOaemvJ_BWpshcLAwDCrpAxV6Vs_bcSbaw:1631792339525&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=2tUF7HThJKOOeM%252Ccwg_ISdQBzVtTM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSC6knSTOD26w1uXS6PZoifyhJR2g&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc9vmVtIPzAhUoyoUKHX64BIAQ9QF6BAgKEAE#imgrc=2tUF7HThJKOOeM) **Hel** (also known as Hela) is an ancient goddess of the dead in Norse mythology who presides over the realm Niflheim within the place of the same name, which serves as a basis for the Christian concept of Hell, and where she receives a portion of the dead. **Does Loki have a daughter?** When Loki is condemned to Hades, he fathers the Son of Satan with an unnamed mother. Vali Halfling (alias Agamemnon) is his other son, born to Loki and a mortal mother. Finally, Loki has a daughter, Tess Black, a demigod whose mother is also mortal. **Is Hela daughter of Odin or Loki?** Cate Blanchett plays Hela in the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Thor: Ragnarok. This version is the first Asgardian to wield Mjolnir and is the daughter of Odin rather than Loki. **Conclusion** Following Baldur’s death, the Aesir gods sought a way to punish god Loki for the loss of Odin’s son. So they decided to transform Vali into an agitated wolf who just wants to murder Narfi one day. In the film, Hela is depicted as Odin’s firstborn. However, in the comics, she is the granddaughter of Odin, as she is the offspring of Loki and the enormous sorceress Angrboda. Angela, Odin’s estranged firstborn, who was the Queen of Hel for a brief period, inspired her parentage in the film. --- _[View the full topic](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/daughter-of-loki/86433)._