In
Norse mythology,
Hermod was the messenger of the gods and a son of
Odin and
Frigg. Among other tasks, he traveled to
Helheim to beg
Hel to allow
Baldur to be resurrected. She agreed only on the basis that everything --rocks, trees, people, animals, gods, etc -- wept for his death. The giantess
Throkk, who was actually
Loki in disguise, did so, but since she refused to mourn him, Baldur was stuck in Hel until
Ragnarok.
Hermod owned a magical staff called Gambantein.
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