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Hela (/ ˈ h ɛ l ə /) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is based on the goddess Hel from Norse mythology, and was first adapted by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Journey into Mystery #102. Hela is the Asgardian Goddess of Death who serves as the ruler of Hel and Niflheim.
The Old Norse name Hel is identical to the name of the location over which she rules. It stems from the Proto-Germanic feminine noun *haljō-'concealed place, the underworld' (compare with Gothic halja, Old English hel or hell, Old Frisian helle, Old Saxon hellia, Old High German hella), itself a derivative of *helan-'to cover > conceal, hide' (compare with OE helan, OF hela, OS helan, OHG helan).
At the time, half of her face was normal, but the other half was horribly misshapen and skeletal (not unlike the half-corpse appearance of the goddess, "Hel/Hell/Hela", from Norse mythology), causing her speech to be nearly unintelligible with Lucifer being the only person who understands her. Gaiman wrote Mazikeen's dialogue by trying to speak ...
Odin — having grown weary of his daughter’s bloodlust — opts to teach Hela a lesson by stripping her of … Season 2, which hits Disney+ this Thursday, Dec. 28. In the episode “What If…
The face of Andy Serkis may be one of the least recognisable on this list – but that’s no slight on the British actor’s work. ... (2008) to her Goddess of Death Hela in Thor: Ragnarok (2017 ...
Helen (Ancient Greek: Ἑλένη, romanized: Helénē [b]), also known as Helen of Troy, [2] [3] or Helen of Sparta, [4] and in Latin as Helena, [5] was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world.
Cate Blanchett as Hela: Thor's older sister and the goddess of death, based on the deity Hel, [11] [15] [16] who is inadvertently released from prison following Odin's death. [17] Screenwriter Eric Pearson included the idea of Hela being Thor's sister in one of his drafts at the encouragement of executive producer Brad Winderbaum. The decision ...
Axl realises he is in love with his flatmate, Gaia, and decides to cancel the wedding. However, Colin reveals that breaking the contract, which was signed in blood, will result in Mike's death - even though Eva is actually not Frigg but Hel, goddess of the underworld. With Axl unable to explain, Gaia believes that he has used her and leaves for ...