Hermod

[her-mood, -mood]

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. a son of Odin who rode to Hel to negotiate for the return of Balder to Asgard.

Example Sentences

When Hermod reached Hela with the gods’ petition, she answered that she would give Balder back if it were proved to her that all everywhere mourned for him.

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Hermod, one of her sons, offered himself.

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Hermod mounted it and prepared to ride down, ever down, to greet Hel in her high hall, where only the dead go.

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This was Hermod, called the Nimble, Odin’s attendant, the fastest and the most daring of the young gods.

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As Hermod rode into darkness, the gods prepared Balder’s funeral.

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