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  2. Category:Korean legendary creatures - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Korean legendary creatures" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bulgae; D.

  3. Korean dragon - Wikipedia

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    The Korean cockatrice is known as a gyeryong (계룡; 鷄龍) "chicken-dragon"; they do not appear as often as dragons. They are sometimes seen as chariot-pulling beasts for important legendary figures or the parents of legendary heroes.

  4. Bulgae - Wikipedia

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    In Korean mythology, the cosmological narratives and legends such as the Isik, Wolsik legend, explain the eclipse phenomenon with the Bulgae dogs. [3] [4] According to the myth recorded in the Hangug-ui seolwo (Folk Myths from Korea), [1] there were many realms of heaven. One of them, the kingdom of darkness, was called Gamangnara, the Dark World.

  5. Dokkaebi - Wikipedia

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    Dokkaebi (Korean: 도깨비) are legendary creatures from Korean mythology and folklore. Dokkaebi, also known as "Korean goblins", [2] [3] are nature deities or spirits possessing extraordinary powers and abilities that are used to interact with humans, at times playing tricks on them and at times helping them. [4]

  6. Korean mythology - Wikipedia

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    Korean mythology (Korean: 한국 신화; Hanja: 韓國神話; MR: Han'guk sinhwa) is the group of myths [a] told by historical and modern Koreans.There are two types: the written, literary mythology in traditional histories, mostly about the founding monarchs of various historical kingdoms, and the much larger and more diverse oral mythology, mostly narratives sung by shamans or priestesses ...

  7. Pulgasari (creature) - Wikipedia

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    The Pulgasari (Korean: 불가사리; RR: Bulgasari), is a metal-eating legendary creature that appears in Korean mythology and folklore. [1] The creature is a mixture of different animals, which are; a bear, an elephant, a rhino, a tiger and a bull, each representing specific body parts. [2]

  8. Korean folklore - Wikipedia

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    The most common beings are the Gwisin (귀신), which are similar to deities, divinities, spirits or ghosts, and the Dokkaebi (도깨비), which are legendary creatures sometimes considered "Korean goblins". However, this term differs from the European concept in that they do not possess an evil or demonic characteristic.

  9. Category:Korean folklore - Wikipedia

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    Korean legendary creatures (1 C, 21 P) L. Korean legends (4 P) M. Korean mythology (4 C, 32 P) T. The Tale of Chunhyang (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Korean folklore"