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Loki Disguised as Thökk Refusing to Weep Baldr out of Hel

OriginNorse Mythology

After the tragic death of the god Baldr, the goddess Hel promises to release him from the underworld only if every living and non-living thing in the cosmos weeps for him. While the entire world mourns, a single giantess named Thökk, hidden in a remote cave, refuses to shed a tear, thereby sealing Baldr's fate. It is widely understood that Thökk was actually the trickster Loki in disguise,...