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Unlike Western Mythology Korean Shamanism holds the belief that all gods are equally powerful
The gods are meant to solve day to day problems of common people. The problems each god is meant to solve is related to the background story of each god
tended not to interfere with human lives
when they help humans out they expect to be treated well and rewarded by the humans
if not they retaliate with disaster to punish the humans
The dead go to the underworld
Kangim - the death messenger of the underworld. Guides the dead to the underworld - parallels to Grim Reaper and Charon in greek mythology
The Kut is a ritual performed by a shaman in Korean Shamanism in order ask the gods for help with problems in people's daily lives
The Kut is the origin of all
Korean Myths and Legends
Koreans believe that each god has a different kind of authority
The gods can only solve a persons problems if they pray to the right god for their particular problem and background.
Like all religions and mythologies, Korean mythology has stories explaining how the world came to be
The Kut helps these myths and legends be passed down through oral tradition from generation to generation
Because of this oral tradition, there is a
lot of variation within the details of the myths and they tend to vary even within the same ethnic groups
Korean Proverb: "no matter how bad, it is still better to live than to die
Dokkaebi
Goblin like creatures.
Mostly harmless but like
to wrestle and play pranks
Haechi
cross between lion and watchdog
symbolize justice
they eat fire and protect against disaster
statues of haechi often placed in front of building in in Korea to protect it from burning down
recently became mascot of Seoul
Other Gods Cont.
Chollima
Basically a Pegasus
Now used as communist propaganda in North Korea
Saengbulhalmang - goddess who predicts pregnancies, and helps with the bbirth and raising of children
Namsaengi and Kobuki - brother gods who care for sick children
Sonnim gods - bring happiness to people who treat them well and smallpox to people who do not
Ch'ilsong Goddesses - snake goddesses
Gwishin
Restless ghosts of Women and girls who have unfinished business on earth
depicted with long black hair and a white dress
pretty much Samara from The Ring
Korean Mythology and Shamanism
Old Samsinhalmang - goddess who kills children
Samsinhalmang - goddess who gives birth to children
Songju - house god. controlls happiness/sadness of a family. similar to ancestor god
Maitreya - creation god
Sakyamuni - god of evil in the world
Sobyolwang - god of living, Taebyolwang - god of dead. brothers who competed to be god of living (like Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades who gambled to see who would control what)
Scholar Jungsan - sun god, Bride Ilwol - moon goddess (like Apollo and Artimis)
Paridegi - shamen goddess, goddess of healing and a death messenger
The three Chesok Gods - gods of agriculture, fortune and life
Ciara Cronin