Búri

In Norse mythology, Búri (Old Norse: [ˈbuːre]) is a divinity god. Some believe he is the ancestor of Odin and therefore an early ancestor of the Æsir gods of the principal pantheon in Old Norse religion. Búri was licked free from salty rime stones by the primeval cow Auðumbla over the course of three days. Búri's background beyond this point is unattested; some sources indicate he had a son, Borr, by way of an unknown process, but it is debated whether or not they represent the same figure; if so, then Búri was Odin's father, and if not, than he was Odin's grandfather through Borr. Búri is attested in the Prose Edda, composed in the 13th century by Icelander Snorri Sturluson. The Prose Edda includes a quote from a 12th-century poem by skald Þórvaldr Blönduskáld that mentions the figure. Búri's mysterious origins are the subject of scholarly commentary and interpretation.