Höðr
Norse · deity · mythic prehistoric · Recorded classification
Blind god, son of Odin, who unwittingly slew Baldr with a mistletoe dart guided by Loki.
Parentage
Domains
- darkness blindness
Powers
- slays the invulnerable Baldr with the mistletoe dart
- Slays Baldr with a thrown mistletoe dart
Relations
- sibling: BaldrFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Odin & Frigg) per the figures' cited genealogy.
Sources
- existence: Prose Edda, Gylfaginning 22, 49; Poetic Edda, Völuspá 32 (primary)