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Hermod

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[her-mood, -mood] / ˈhɛr mud, -mʊd /

noun

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


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When the 8,500-ton German freighter Hermod docked at Baltimore last week, a mustached newsman who looks more like a diplomat than a reporter was on hand to greet captain & crew in impeccable German.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he saw Hermod he told him to sit beside him and spend the night with them at the table.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

One green eye stared at Hermod, and one sunken, dead eye.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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