Mythology (continued)
Hel
Hel, a Nordic goddess of the underworld, has long been linked with Mother Holle, and there is an etymological connection between her name, Hel, and the German word for hell, Hollë. Interestingly, the word Hel is derived from a Proto-Germanic word meaning 'one who covers up or hides something', as Mother Holle covers the earth with her blanket of snow. An interesting aside: from an earlier Indo-European root, both Hel and Holle are related to the English word for the underworld, hell...[more]
