Garm, also known as Garmr, is the guardian dog of Helheim. He is destined to kill Tyr at Ragnarök, but he is also destined to be killed by the god’s hand.
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
9 from the Nine Worlds
Nice Doggy
As Thor jogs through Helheim, Garm chases the thunder god and gets lost. Hel enlists the help of Thomas Jefferson Jr. to find him, due to Garm being able to sense Tyr and his children. The guarddog finds the son of Tyr and chases after him. T.J. shoves the Mistletoe Arrow he borrowed from Balder down his throat as he lures him back to his cave. By the time he reaches his cave he is ill from the arrow, due to mistletoe being toxic to dogs, and passes out on a bed of bones before vomiting the arrow back up.
The Senior Year Adventures
The Chalice of the Gods
Percy Jackson mentions Garm when looking through mythology books on figures with names that sound like Gary, even going through a book on Norse mythology.
Appearance
Garm was big as a Mack truck, with black fur dotted with splotches of blood.
Trivia
- His Greek/Roman equivalent is Cerberus.
- His Egyptian equivalent is Ammit the Devourer.
- His Hindu equivalent is Ek and Do.