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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (Norse mythology) goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld [syn: Hel, Hela]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Old Norse Date: 1844 the Norse goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld

Britannica Concise

In Norse mythology, the realm of the dead and, later, the goddess of the dead. She was the daughter of Loki. Her kingdom, Niflheim, or the World of Darkness, was divided into several sections. Murderers, perjurers, and adulterers suffered torment in a castle filled with serpents' venom, while the dragon Nidhogg sucked their blood. Those who fell in battle went to Valhalla and thus avoided Hel.