In Norse mythology, "Hel" is the name of the realm ruled by the goddess Hel, where souls of those who did not die in battle go after death. "Hell," on the other hand, is a Christian concept of a place of eternal punishment for sinners.
In Norse mythology, the concept of "Nordic hell" is known as Hel, which is a realm ruled by the goddess Hel. It is a place where those who did not die in battle or were not deemed worthy by the gods go after death. Unlike other depictions of hell in various cultures, Hel is not a place of eternal punishment or torment. Instead, it is more of a neutral realm where the dead reside peacefully. This differs from the fiery and torturous depictions of hell in many other cultures.
In Greek mythology the Gates to Hades is guarded by Cerebeus a multi-headed dog. There is also a ferry-man who takes the dead across the river styx -- but no troll. Trolls are from Norse Mythology.
Hell is a place of punishment for Christians. Hades was the underworld, there were different parts of it, good or bad.
Well see both cultures adopted their own unique gods for elements of nature they couldn't explain or was different they just varied such as the major god in the greek pantheon was Zeus and the one in norseland was thor and like where we go when we die in greek stories you go to hades in Norse you go too hel where we get going to hell so do you understand... uh?
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Yggdrasill The world tree in Norse Mythology was called Yggdrasil, and it connected all the nine worlds together.
Hades, which is in Greek and Roman mythology, is both a place for heaven and hell. So all dead people go to Hades according to Greek and Roman mythology.
Hades is a God, the Lord of the Underworld, the dead, and riches in Greek Mythology. When people pass away, according to Greek Mythology, everyone goes to the Underworld; sinners and saints, everyone. Hell is a place where sinners go according to Christian Mythology.
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The Old English/Norse word and the Modern English word are one in the same; hell=hell.
In Norse mythology, the concept of "Nordic hell" is known as Hel, which is a realm ruled by the goddess Hel. It is a place where those who did not die in battle or were not deemed worthy by the gods go after death. Unlike other depictions of hell in various cultures, Hel is not a place of eternal punishment or torment. Instead, it is more of a neutral realm where the dead reside peacefully. This differs from the fiery and torturous depictions of hell in many other cultures.
The name of the tree is Yggdrasil. It comes from Norse mythology This is a great ash tree that holds together earth, heaven, and hell by its roots and branches.
In Greek mythology the Gates to Hades is guarded by Cerebeus a multi-headed dog. There is also a ferry-man who takes the dead across the river styx -- but no troll. Trolls are from Norse Mythology.
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Hades was the Greek god of the underworld. And the word "Hell" comes from the Norse goddess Hel who ruled over the underworld, much like Hades did in Greek mythology.
Hell is a place of punishment for Christians. Hades was the underworld, there were different parts of it, good or bad.
In Greek Mythology, the place that most resembles the description of "dark and gloomy cave" is Tartarus.Tartarus is described as a "a deep, gloomy place, a pit, or an abyss used as a dungeon of torment and suffering that resides beneath the underworld," meaning that Tartarus was not between Heaven and Hell, but rather was the closest Greek analog to the Christian hell.Alternatively, in Roman Mythology, the entrance to the Underworld was through Avernus, a crater in Cumae, Italy.