Hela

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Hela may refer to:

Ethnography[edit]

Fiction and mythology[edit]

  • Hela (Blake), daughter of Tiriel in a poem by William Blake
  • Hel (being), Queen of Hel and daughter of Loki in Norse mythology
  • Hela (comics), Asgardian goddess from the Marvel Universe

Places[edit]

  • Hela Province, a new province being formed from 4 districts of Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea
  • Hela, the German name for Hel, Poland
  • 699 Hela, an asteroid

Other uses[edit]

  • HeLa, a line of cells derived from deceased American cancer patient Henrietta Lacks, notable for being the first immortalised cell line
  • SMS Hela, a light cruiser of the Imperial German Navy
  • Ȟéla, native Lakota name of Kyrie Irving