Hel is the ruler of the Norse underworld Helheim, also called Hel. However, it should not be understood as the Christian Hell with fire and brimstone, for Helheim is a cold place.
Loki
Idunn’s Apples + Recipe
Idunn is a goddess of rejuvenation, who passed out fruit to the gods to help them remain youthful. Although not much is mentioned of her, she had an important role to play. The fruit she carried was not necessarily apples, but whatever it was, it gave those that ate it youth, beauty, and vitality.
There is one popular myth that remains about her, The Kidnapping of Idunn.
Freyja’s Necklace
There are several mentions of Freyja’s necklace, Brísingamen, in the mythology. Here are the ones that I can recall. In one of the poems of the Poetic Edda, Thor borrows Freyja’s necklace to pretend to be her for the wedding to get his hammer back (and Loki was instrumental in keeping Thor’s secret identity hidden). […]
Work launched into space aboard the NOVA lander as part of a literary time capsule.
