**Stanza 2:** The name Hermóðr seems to be applied to a mortal hero, not the Aesir.
‘Let’s ask Herjafǫðr to be in good heart!
He hands out gold and gives it to the worthy;
he gave Hermóðr a helm and a mail-coat,
and Sigmundr a sword to receive.
Chapter 49(p.49): Hermod the Bold, son of Odin, volunteers to ride to Hel to try and ransom Baldr.
Hermod the Bold, Odin’s boy, is the name of the one who undertook this journey. Then Odin’s horse Sleipnir was fetched and led forward and Hermod mounted this horse and galloped away.
Chapter 49(p.50): The narrative of Hermod's journey to Hel is recounted.
But there is this to tell of Hermod that he rode for nine nights through valleys dark and deep so that he saw nothing until he came to the river Gioll and rode on to Gioll bridge. [...] Then Hermod rode on until he came to Hel’s gates. [...] Hermod rode up to the hall and dismounted from his horse, went into the hall, saw sitting there in the seat of honour his brother Baldr; and Hermod stayed there the night. In the morning Hermod begged from Hel that Baldr might ride home with him...
Chapter 2(p.67): In a verse by the poet Eyvind, Odin commands Hermod and Bragi to greet a king arriving in Valhalla.
‘Hermod and Bragi,’ said Hropta-Tyr [Odin], ‘go to meet the prince, for a king is coming who is to be considered a hero, here to this hall.’
Chapter 46-47(p.114): "Hermod" is used as a base-word in a kenning for a warrior.
Glad giver of hand-rock, it can be seen in the diminisher of gold wire that sword-lair [shield] Hermod [the warrior] had a good father.
Chapter 75(p.156): Hermod is named in a list of Odin's sons.
Odin’s sons are Baldr and Meili, Vidar and Nep, Vali, Ali, Thor and Hildolf, Hermod, Sigi, Skiold, Yngvi-Freyr and Itreksiod, Heimdall, Sæming.
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