Delphyne

**Delphyne** is a minor character in the *Divine Comedy*.

Not only is she one of the many offspring of Typhon and Tiamat but is perhaps more well-known for being the wife of Loki as well as being the mother of their three children; Fenrir, Jormungandr, and Hel. Delphyne is also the mother of the monstrous Grendel through Lamech, one of Cain's descendants.

## Appearance

Delphyne was one of the more "human-like" of Marduk's siblings which only applies to the upper portion of his body. Her upper half is that of a beautiful woman with black sclera, gold pupils, and black hair. However, the lower portion of her anatomy, particularly her torso, consists of a large serpentine body with iridescent scales and small orange spines.

## History

### Background

Delphyne is an offspring of Typhon and Tiamat and a sister of Marduk himself. Much of her exploints are unknown other than she wasn't particularly a fan of humans and would avoid them at all costs. She was also bossy and condescending to her younger siblings and would often clash with her brother Marduk.

After the Gigantomachy, her parents' imprisonment, and the separation of her family, Delphyne - like all others - developed a burning hatred towards the gods and the divine in general. Her disdain towards humans also grew as she believed that all this would not have happened had they not been so coddled and treated with special privileges which would stir the fires of envy from other ancient beings. Delphyne was among the monsters who hid from the gods and man, but her most memorable encounter was with Loki himself, the son of Prometheus and Gertrud. Delphyne would end up being in a relationship with Loki due to the fact that the latter also shares her hatred towards the gods for what they did to his father. The gods dubbed them as an "evil duo" that would be responsible in taking down their hard work.

What the gods did not know at the time is that their involvement would have far more catastrophic consequences. For during the years, Loki and Delphyne would marry and have three hybrid children that will become a bane to the gods themselves. The first of which was Fenrir - a monstrous wolf Giant - the second was Jormungandr - a colossal snake Giant - and the third as well as the youngest was Hel herself, a humanoid female Giant who would only end up being one of the rulers of the underworlds. When Loki decided to find a place among Asgard as a way to take them down from the inside, he left Delphyne as it was presumed that her methods of taking them down was more direct and sloppy so it did not fit into his style.

### Disappearance

When Odin, the chief of the Northern gods, learned of these three's involvement in the Apocalypse, he sent out his sons Thor and Tyr to apprehend them which Delphyne was vehemently against. Despite Tyr's attempts to calm Delphyne down, explaining to her that her children would be safe on Asgard, Delphyne's distrust for the gods along with her her maternal instincts had her attack the two gods only to be smacked away by Thor himself and thrown into the ocean.

Delphyne would not been seen or heard from after the incident but her husband Loki would avenge both her and the treatment of their children by manipulating a string of events that would result in the death of Baldur and soon lead up to the destruction of the gods. It is also implied that she survived as seen with her son Grendel who she conceived with Lamech - a descendant of Cain.

## Trivia

* In Greek mythology, Delphyne is a half-nymph half-serpentine monster that guarded a wounded Zeus after his first battle with Typhon.
* Delphyne's role in the *Divine Comedy* mirrors that of Angrboða who is a female jotun that is also a consort of Loki.
	+ In addition, Delphyne also had the role of being Grendel's mother from the Old English epic poem *Beowulf*.