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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 ...
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;
Locations of all known Korean creation narratives. Korean creation narratives are Korean shamanic narratives which recount the mythological beginnings of the universe.They are grouped into two categories: the eight narratives of mainland Korea, which were transcribed by scholars between the 1920s and 1980s, and the Cheonji-wang bon-puri narrative of southern Jeju Island, which exists in ...
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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]
sky god) and the mother line as the Jisin (Korean: 지신; Hanja: 地神; lit. land god). As a result, Ungnyeo is regarded as a type of totem deified by Dangun's mother lineage. On the other hand, the bear itself has religious implications. The bear is the god of the land and symbolizes the uterus that produces products in farming culture.
This is a list of mythologies native to Asia: ... Korean mythology; Meitei mythology ... Tungusic creation myth; Turkic mythology.
Samseong mythology (Korean: 삼성신화; Hanja: 三姓神話) is a mythology originated in the Tamna, present-day Jeju island, which is different from Dangun mythology in Korean peninsula. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There are following descriptions in Yeong Ju Ji ( 영주지 ; 瀛州誌 ), Goryeosa , Nasanok ( 나사녹 ; 南槎録 ）and Tamnaraji ( 탐 ...