# Hermod — Poetry character guide

> Hermod in Poetry by Matthew Arnold.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Niord

**First appearance:** 0136-i-sending

## Who they are

The swift god who journeys to the underworld to retrieve Balder.

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