Where the sparks and warm winds of Muspell reached the south side of frigid Ginnungagap, the ice thawed and dripped, and from the drips thickened and formed the shape of a man. ... Bor's sons took Ymir's skull and with it made the sky. ... Then they gave birth to a variety of deities to inhabit those islands, including the sea deity, the deity of the sea-straits, and the deities of the rivers, winds, trees, and mountains. ... She was gone long, however, and eventually he broke off the end of a comb in his hair and set it afire for a light. ... Like many African stories, it is as conc...

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• Grade Level: High School