Vali (Norse mythology)
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In Norse mythology, Vali (ON: Váli) was a son of the god Odin and the giantess Rind. He was birthed for the sole purpose of killing Hod as revenge for Hod's accidental murder of his half-brother, Baldur. He grew to full adulthood within one day of his birth, and slew Hod. Vali is fated to survive Ragnorok.
There is another Vali, a son of Loki by Sigyn, who was transformed by the gods into a slavering wolf who tore out the throat of his brother Narvi to punish Loki for his crimes.
The two figures named Vali may originally have been conceived of as the same being.