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He was the father of Bor, and the latter, wedded to Bestla, the daughter of the giant Bolthorn (evil), became the father of Odin, the
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Bestla, daughter of Bolthorn (the thorn of evil), who bore him three powerful sons, Odin (spirit), Vili (will), and Ve (holy).
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For the Northern nations believed that as their gods had sprung from an alliance between the divine element (Börr) and the mortal (Bestla), they were finite, and doomed to perish with the world they had made.
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Audhumla fed Ymir out of which sprang Buri, simple life, who begat Bor and Bestla, sexual evolution, which resulted in the kingdoms of Metazoa, Odin, Plantae, Villi, and fungi, Ve.
Pharyngula 2009
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