Hel

Hel

(cover), in Norse mythology, was the daughter of Loke and the giantess Angerbode, sister of the wolf Fenris and the snake Jormungand. The three sisters were the most frightful creations of the infernal regions, and as the Asas knew what dangers awaited them from these monsters, they threw the snake into the sea, where she grew until she encircled the whole earth as the Midgard snake. They also chained the wolf Fenris, and placed the third child in the infernal region. There she rules over all who do not die as warriors on the battle-field. She devours men, and lives on their marrow and brain.