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Korean Tradition

Korean: the foundation myths of the Three Kingdoms and the shamanic (muism) narrative tradition

Name Date

1. Who's who

Write the letter of each figure's role next to their name.

  1. 1.Dangun
  2. 2.Hwanin
  3. 3.Jumong
  4. 4.Bak Hyeokgeose
  5. 5.Bari Gongju
  6. 6.Hwanung
  7. 7.Mireuk
  8. 8.Ungnyeo
  • A.heaven, sovereignty over the world
  • B.heaven's rule on earth, agriculture, life and law
  • C.the founding of Silla, brightness, kingship
  • D.creation, the separation of heaven and earth, the first age of the world
  • E.the dead and their passage, healing, the patron of shamans
  • F.archery, the founding of Goguryeo, kingship
  • G.endurance, motherhood, transformation
  • H.the founding of Joseon, the Korean people, the mountains (as mountain god)

2. Family and relationships

Fill in each blank with a name from the word bank.

Word bank: Habaek · Hwanin · Hwanung

  1. 1. is a parent of Yuhwa.
  2. 2. is the spouse of Ungnyeo.
  3. 3. is a parent of Hwanung.

3. Short answers

  1. 1. What was Dangun associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Dangun?

  2. 2. What was Hwanin associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Hwanin?

  3. 3. Retell “Dangun and the Bear Woman” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

  4. 4. Retell “Jumong, Son of Heaven and the River” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

Answer key: Korean Tradition

1. Who's who

  1. 1. Dangun: H
  2. 2. Hwanin: A
  3. 3. Jumong: F
  4. 4. Bak Hyeokgeose: C
  5. 5. Bari Gongju: E
  6. 6. Hwanung: B
  7. 7. Mireuk: D
  8. 8. Ungnyeo: G

2. Family and relationships

  1. 1. Habaek
  2. 2. Hwanung
  3. 3. Hwanin

3. Short answers (guidance)

  1. 1. the founding of Joseon, the Korean people, the mountains (as mountain god). Symbols: the altar tree, Mount Asadal, the altar of Chamseongdan. (mythosatlas.com/deities/dangun)
  2. 2. heaven, sovereignty over the world. Symbols: the three heavenly seals, the sky. (mythosatlas.com/deities/hwanin)
  3. 3. The son of the Lord of Heaven descends to Mount Taebaek to rule the human world; a bear who endures twenty-one days of darkness on mugwort and garlic becomes a woman, marries him, and bears Dangun, founder of the first Korean kingdom. (mythosatlas.com/stories/dangun-and-the-bear-woman)
  4. 4. Born from an egg laid by the River Earl's daughter, Jumong grows into a matchless archer at the court of East Buyeo; fleeing the jealous princes, he is saved when fish and turtles rise to bridge a river, and he founds the kingdom of Goguryeo. (mythosatlas.com/stories/jumong-son-of-heaven)

Generated from the Mythos Atlas catalog. Traditions vary between sources; accept well-supported alternatives.