Audumla

In Norse mythology, Audumla (also Audhumla, Audhumbla, Old Norse Auðhumbla) was the primeval cow. Unlike many other Norse names, the name of Audumla has not been deciphered, nor does the Norse sources tell where Audhumla came from, but it has been assumed that she came into existence at the beginning of time through shaping of the melted Niflheim ice in Ginnungagap, much like Ymir. She lived off the Niflheim ice, licking pieces of salt and hoar frost as the ice melted upon contact with the hot air from Muspelheim. The frost giant Ymir lived off of her milk.

While licking the ice, Audumla revealed the shape of a man underneath; she eventually licked him free. This was the god Buri, who later fathered Bor, father of Odin, Vili and Ve.