Hel is a region of Niflheim that serves as the home of the dead who are neither honored nor dishonored. "Unable to quench his daughter 's thirst for blood, the Allfather opted to contain it, and imprisoned her in Hel." The Valkyrie arrive on Hel to stop Hela.

Hela is the Asgardian Goddess of Death who serves as the ruler of Hel and Niflheim. The character is usually depicted as an adversary of the superhero Thor. Hela made her live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Ragnarok (2017), portrayed by Cate Blanchett.

Hel (pronounced like the English word "Hell") [3] is a region of Niffleheim, [6] one of the Nine Realms. It is one of the many realms of death across the cosmos making it the final resting place for the dead for the Nine Realms. It is presided over by a fearsome goddess Hela.

Hela Odinsdottir was the Asgardian Goddess of Death and former Executioner of Asgard. Imprisoned in Hel for millennia by her father Odin, Hela was only released from her prison in the wake of his death and went to restore her power over Asgard while simultaneously engaging in a series of encounters with her younger brothers Thor and Loki.

Thor discovered her secret: her cloak is the key to her power, and without it, she was a half-decayed corpse with no power at all. Hela relented, and Thor led them all out of Hel.

Hel (Old Norse) is a female being in Norse mythology who is said to preside over an underworld realm of the same name, where she receives a portion of the dead. Hel is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century.

Jun 28, 2023 · A recurring foe of Thor and his Asgardian allies, Hela —the deadly Queen of Hel—has repeatedly proven she’s more than capable of standing toe-to-toe with the heaviest hitters in the Marvel Universe. However, much about her origin has been shrouded in mystery.

Hela, the Asgardian Goddess of Death, rules two of the nine realms: Hel, land of the dead, and Niffleheim, land of eternal ice. With a simple touch, she can cause gods to perish, but Hela's purpose is to receive Asgardian souls, as well as their followers.

Hela is a supervillain from Marvel Comics. Commonly an adversary of Thor, she is the Norse Goddess of Death, and ruler of the Norse underworld Hel. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she is Hela Odinsdottir, Odin 's firstborn, the older sister of Thor, and the adoptive older sister of Loki.

Hela Odinsdottir was the ruler of Hel, the daughter of Odin Borson, the older half-sister of Thor Odinson, and the adoptive older sister of Loki Laufeyson. She was the Asgardian Goddess of Death.