Rígsþula or
Rígsmál ("Lay of Ríg") is an
Eddic poem in which a
Norse god named
Ríg or
Rígr, described as "old and wise, mighty and strong", fathers the classes of mankind. The prose introduction states that Rígr is another name for
Heimdall, who is also called the father of mankind in
Völuspá.