ORIGIN: Nordic [Icelandic]
TYPE: Archetypal god.
INFORMATION: In the creation account according to Snorri, a living creature called Ymir was formed in the misty void of Ginnungagap. Ymir was nourished by the milk of the cow Audhumla, who licked salty ice blocks and released a second individual called Buri. He had a son called Bor. Bor, in turn, engendered the Aesir gods Othin, Vili, and Ve. Also Borr. See also Othin