Hela (Blake)

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Tiriel led by Hela (Private Collection); the illustrated text is "All night they wanderd thro the wood & when the sun arose/They entered on the mountains of Har" (7:18-19). Note the snakes in Hela's hair. Tiriel led by Hela.jpg
Tiriel led by Hela (Private Collection); the illustrated text is "All night they wanderd thro the wood & when the sun arose/They entered on the mountains of Har" (7:18-19). Note the snakes in Hela's hair.

In the mythological writings of William Blake, Hela is the youngest of the five daughters of Tiriel . She is the only survivor of his curse. She denounces her blind father for what he has done; he curses her once more, turning her hair to Medusa-style snakes. She guides him to the Vales of Har. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Allen, L. H. (1940). "Tiriel: The Death of a Culture" . The Australian Quarterly. 12 (2): 59–60. doi:10.2307/20630842. JSTOR   20630842 . Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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