Key Info

- Primordial vast abyss of nothingness that existed before the cosmos

Brief Bio

In Norse mythology, Ginnungagap is the primordial, yawning void—a vast abyss of nothingness that existed before the cosmos. Situated between the fiery realm of Muspelheim and the icy realm of Niflheim, the interaction of their opposing elements within the void led to the formation of the first beings, the frost giant Ymir and the cosmic cow Audumbla. 

This creation event is foundational to the Norse cosmogony, marking the point from which all subsequent creation, including the gods and the other realms, emerged