Helblindi (Old Norse:[ˈhelˌblinde], 'Helblind') is ajötunn inNorse mythology. According to 13th-century poetSnorri Sturluson, he is the brother ofLoki andBýleistr.[1]
TheOld Norse name Helblindi has been translated as 'Helblind'.[1]
Helblindi is also one of themany names of the godOdin, as found inGrímnismál (The Lay of Grímnir) orGylfaginning (The Beguiling ofGylfi).[1]
...he [Odin] called himself by various other names on his visit to King Geirrod:
I call myself Grim and Ganglari, Herian, ... Helblindi,...
— Gylfaginning, 19–20, transl. A. Faulkes, 1987.
In theProse Edda, Helblindi is several times noted as the brother of Loki and, implicitly, as the son ofLaufey andFárbauti.[2]
His name is Loki or Lopt, son of the giant Farbauti. Laufey or Nal is his mother. Byleist and Helblindi are his brothers.
— Gylfaginning, 27–34, trans. A. Faulkes, 1987.
How shall Loki be referred to? By calling him son of Farbauti and Laufey, of Nal, brother of Byleist and Helblindi...
— Skáldskaparmál, 8–16, trans. A. Faulkes, 1987.
Although it is not directly attested in original sources, scholars have considered Helblindi to be a son of Fárbauti. His exact role in the ancient mythic complex surrounding Loki's family remains unclear, however.[3]