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In Norse mythology, Vali was a child born of Odin and Rind, a giantess. He was birthed for the sole purpose of killing Hod as revenge for Hod's accidental murder of his brother, Baldur. He succeeded.

In Hinduism, Vali is the monkey-King of Kishkindhya and a son of Indra. He was killed by Rama, an avatar of Vishnu

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