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Angerboa

Angrboða
giantthe giantess mother of the monsters

The giantess who, with Loki, mothered the great monsters: Fenrir, Jörmungandr, and Hel.

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Who they are

Angerboa (Angrboða) is a giantess who, in partnership with Loki, mothered the great monsters of the end of the world: the wolf Fenrir, the world-serpent Jörmungandr, and Hel, the ruler of the dead [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗. She is the 'mother of monsters,' the source of the threats that will destroy the world at Ragnarök [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
Worth knowing
  • Mother (with Loki) of Fenrir, Jörmungandr, and Hel [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
Uncertainties & variants
  • Note: some sources confuse Angerboa with Heimdall's mother; the sources are not consistent [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
Relationships (4)

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Family & kinship

PARENT_OFFenrir — Angerboa (with Loki) is the parent of Fenrir.[S2]
PARENT_OFJörmungandr — Angerboa is the parent of Jörmungandr.[S2]
PARENT_OFHel — Angerboa is the parent of Hel.[S2]

Partners

PARTNER_OFLoki — Loki and Angerboa are the monster-couple.[S2]
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Myths featuring Angerboa

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Loki's Children

Loki, in the form of a mare, mated with the stallion Svaðilfari and bore Sleipnir, the eight-legged horse of Odin. With the giantess Angerboa, Loki fathered the great monsters: the wolf Fenrir, the world-serpent Jörmungandr, and Hel, the ruler of the dead [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.

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