Hel
Goddess of the underworld realm of the same name, daughter of Loki. Half of Hel's body appears living, half corpse-like. She receives those who die of illness or old age, as opposed to warriors who go to Valhalla. Hel represents death's inevitability, the shadow realm, and the necessary acceptance of mortality. Her dual appearance symbolizes life-death integration and the liminal state between existence and non-existence.
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