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"Hel (also known as Hela), Norse Goddess of the Dead" by Agnes D. Olson

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SciFi and Fantasy Art Hel (also known as Hela), Norse Goddess of the Dead by Agnes D. Olson

Hel was the goddess of the dead and queen of Nifelheim/Helheim (the underworld) in Norse Mythology. With a wave of her hand, she could cause disease, decay and death. She was the youngest child of the god Loki and the evil giantess known as Angerboda. Her brothers were Fenris (the evil giant wolf) and Jormungand (the Midgard Serpent). There was one rendition of the myth where Odin (since Loki was his blood brother) kept Hel with him to be raised in Asgard. But the other gods were uncomfortable with Hel's appearance (she was born with her bones exposed on one side of her body) and they avoided her. Unhappy and lonely, Hel told Odin that she wanted to leave Asgard. Odin then gave to her the misty world of Nifelheim/Helheim to rule over. To Hel go those who died of sickness, old age, and those who did not die in battle. She would judge those who were good and evil and give them their just rewards (there were different levels of Helheim, ranging from a 'heaven' to a 'hell'). Like my other pictures, after I drew this, I scanned it in and used Adobe Illustrator to outline it, Adobe Photoshop and Metacreations Painter to color it/add effects, and used Eye Candy for additional effects (if you don't have Eye Candy, GET IT!). The inspiration for the picture came from an art deco 1920's piece of a woman in a similiar pose (everything else is from my tiny little head!).

Date	Name	Comment
25 Apr 2011	Anon.	Loading... :- ( F**K!!!!
5 Jun 2011	Nana	Loading... i love you
5 Jun 2011	Nana	Loading... ** ya ***es
17 Jun 2011	Anon.	Loading... my name is Hela adn I was surprised to see that my name means the goddess of hell...
17 Jun 2011	Anon.	Loading... and*
23 Jun 2011	Anon.	Loading... www.exposingchristianity.com www.joyofsatan.org
23 Jun 2011	Anon.	Loading... ddfaf
22 Sep 2011	Blue	Loading... Hail holy Hela; unrecognized unjustly as one of the most powerful goddesses in norse mythology. One gesture of her, and Baldr would have strolled proudly from her realm. That alone would and could have changed the outcome rangnarok.
4 Dec 2011	Cornelia Queen	Loading... Cutie! I love her! and I think I know what a scoundrel dared to instruct her horns ...
28 Feb 2012	LizaFinch	Loading... I think it’s ...about 8 years since I first saw this piece and fell in love with it. Today, for no reason whatsoever, sat at work, I was considering the myths of Norse Mythology, which I’m still fascinated by, and thought "I wonder if that illustration of Hela still exists..." and lo behold. Here it is. Beautiful as ever. All your works are beautiful, but this one in particular catches me and really takes my breath away. Each time I’ve looked at it my imagination has gone crazy. It’s been so long, I’m looking at it again as if I’m re-greeting an old friend... I just wanted to say thank you for creating such a lovely piece and making me smile. I used to have an Elfwood account....somewhere in the pages of comments on this piece will be my old self commenting...almost like a time-warp for me here. Or perhaps I’m just getting too nostalgic. Either way. I hope you’re well and continuing to create beautiful art. Yours. x
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'Hel (also known as Hela), Norse Goddess of the Dead':

• Created by:

Agnes D. Olson
• Copyright: ©Agnes D. Olson. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Angerboda, Asgard, Battle, Dead, Death, Decay, Disease, Fenris, God, Goddess, Gods, Heaven, Hel, Hela, Helheim, Hell, Jormungand, Loki, Midgard, Myth, Mythology, Nifelheim, Norse, Odin, Serpent, Underworld, Wolf
• Categories: Woman, Women
• Techniques: Computer-coloured Picture, Computer Program, Other Computer Paint Program
• Views: 21771
• Resolution: 320x449

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