Imugi
Imugi is a Korean dragon-serpent figure often described as a great lesser dragon or serpent awaiting the conditions needed to…
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Culture or Region: Korean traditions
Jangsanbeom
Jangsanbeom is a modern Korean legendary beast associated with Jangsan near Busan, described as a pale or white-furred predator capable…
Read entryCheonyeo Gwishin
Cheonyeo Gwishin is the Korean ghost of an unmarried woman whose death leaves unresolved grief, social exclusion or frustrated passage…
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Dalgyal Gwishin is the Korean egg ghost, a faceless apparition whose smooth head lacks eyes, nose and mouth.
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The Gwishin of Arang is the Korean ghost of a murdered young woman whose repeated appearances force public authority to…
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Gwisin is the broad Korean term for ghosts and spirits of the dead, especially restless beings shaped by grievance, violent…
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Mongdal Gwishin is a Korean bachelor ghost associated with men who die unmarried and therefore outside an expected stage of…
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Mul Gwishin is a Korean water ghost associated with drowning, dangerous currents and the restless dead attached to rivers, wells…
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Sanshin is the Korean mountain spirit or mountain god associated with peaks, tigers, longevity, protection, fertility and the authority of…
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Yongwang is the Korean Dragon King or dragon deity associated with sea, rivers, rain, fishing, royal authority and underwater palaces.
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