In Norse mythology, Hod (also Hodur, ON: Hǫðr), was the god of darkness and winter, the blind brother of Baldur and son of Odin and Frigg. It was Hod who threw the mistletoe spear (or arrow), guided by Loki, which was to slay the otherwise invulnerable Baldur. Because everyone loved Baldur so much, Frigg made everything in existence swear to love Baldur and never to harm him. Everything did so, except for the mistletoe.