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Habaengnyeo () or Habaengnyeorang () was the daughter of
Habaek, the god of the Amnok River, had three beautiful daughters: Yuhwa, Hwonhwa (), and Wihwa (). The sisters were playing on the riverside, but ran away when they saw Hae Mo-su () approaching them. To lure the ladies, Hae Mo-su built an exquisitely decorated palace and held a banquet. After the sisters came into the palace and became drunk, Hae Mo-su attempted to block the exit, and was able to capture Yuhwa.
Outraged by kidnapping of Yuhwa, Habaek sent his messenger to scold Hae Mo-su. Ashamed by his own actions, Hae Mo-su tried to let Yuhwa go, but Yuhwa refused to leave because she had fallen in love with him. To solve the problem, Hae Mo-su summoned a chariot drawn by five dragons and went to Habaek's palace. When they arrived, Habaek challenged Hae Mo-su to a duel of metamorphosis.
Habaek transformed into a carp, a pheasant, and a deer, only to be caught by Hae Mo-su when he transformed into an otter, a hawk, and a wolf respectively. Witnessing the talent of Hae Mo-su, Habaek held a banquet to celebrate the marriage. Once the couple became drunk, Habaek put them into a leather bag, and loaded it into the dragon chariot to ascend the couple to Heaven. However, Hae Mo-su woke up in the middle of the journey, and ran away to Heaven alone by cutting the leather bag with Yuhwa's golden hairpin.
When Yuhwa came back alone, Habaek saw her as a disgrace to the family. Habaek had her lips stretched out, and exiled her to Wubalsu or Wubal Pond (), located at the south of
Habaek Habaek (), also known as Habak () is the Goguryeo god of the Amnok River or, according to an alternative interpretation, the sun god Haebalk (). According to legend, his daughter Yuhwa married Haemosu and gave birth to Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (Ko ...
(), and the mother of Dongmyeong of Goguryeo
Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (), personal name Ko Chumong (), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. King Dongmyeong was also an important figure for the kingdom of ...
(Ko Chumong), the founder of the kingdom of Goguryeo
Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (; ; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (; ; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, ''kwòwlyéy''), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korea, Korean Peninsula an ...
. She was also given the name Yuhwa () in ''Samguk Sagi'' and ''Samguk Yusa''.
Mythological overview
Habaek, the god of the Amnok River, had three beautiful daughters: Yuhwa, Hwonhwa (), and Wihwa (). The sisters were playing on the riverside, but ran away when they saw Hae Mo-su () approaching them. To lure the ladies, Hae Mo-su built an exquisitely decorated palace and held a banquet. After the sisters came into the palace and became drunk, Hae Mo-su attempted to block the exit, and was able to capture Yuhwa.
Outraged by kidnapping of Yuhwa, Habaek sent his messenger to scold Hae Mo-su. Ashamed by his own actions, Hae Mo-su tried to let Yuhwa go, but Yuhwa refused to leave because she had fallen in love with him. To solve the problem, Hae Mo-su summoned a chariot drawn by five dragons and went to Habaek's palace. When they arrived, Habaek challenged Hae Mo-su to a duel of metamorphosis.
Habaek transformed into a carp, a pheasant, and a deer, only to be caught by Hae Mo-su when he transformed into an otter, a hawk, and a wolf respectively. Witnessing the talent of Hae Mo-su, Habaek held a banquet to celebrate the marriage. Once the couple became drunk, Habaek put them into a leather bag, and loaded it into the dragon chariot to ascend the couple to Heaven. However, Hae Mo-su woke up in the middle of the journey, and ran away to Heaven alone by cutting the leather bag with Yuhwa's golden hairpin.
When Yuhwa came back alone, Habaek saw her as a disgrace to the family. Habaek had her lips stretched out, and exiled her to Wubalsu or Wubal Pond (), located at the south of Taebaeksan
Taebaeksan, also known as Mount Taebaeksan or Mount Taebaek, is a South Korean mountain with several important peaks of the Taebaek mountain range (in Western-style geography), or the Taebaek Jeongmaek Range (in Korean-style geography). It is an ...
or Taebaek Mountain () along with two servants.
One day a fisherman reported to Geumwa of Buyeo
Hae Geumwa () was the second ruler (48–7 BCE) of Dongbuyeo (East Buyeo), an ancient kingdom of Korea. His story is recorded in the ''Samguk sagi'', ''Samguk Yusa'' and ''Book of King Dongmyeong''.
Birth and background
Geumwa (金蛙 or 金 ...
that a strange creature was strolling underwater. The king ordered the capture of the creature, and Yuhwa was pulled out from the water. Because her lips were stretched, they had to be cut three times for her to speak. The king realized that she was the concubine of Son of the Heaven, thus kept her in a detached palace where the sunlight followed Yuhwa and made her pregnant.
Family
* Father:Habaek Habaek (), also known as Habak () is the Goguryeo god of the Amnok River or, according to an alternative interpretation, the sun god Haebalk (). According to legend, his daughter Yuhwa married Haemosu and gave birth to Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (Ko ...
()
** Sister: Wuihwa ()
** Sister: Hweonhwa ()
** Husband: Geumwa of Dongbuyeo
Hae Geumwa () was the second ruler (48–7 BCE) of Dongbuyeo (East Buyeo), an ancient kingdom of Korea. His story is recorded in the ''Samguk sagi'', ''Samguk Yusa'' and ''Book of King Dongmyeong''.
Birth and background
Geumwa (金蛙 or 金 ...
()
** Husband: Hae Mo-su of Buyeo
Hae Mo-su () was the founder of Buyeo. According to the ''Samguk sagi'', Hae Mo-su was the father of Goguryeo's founder, Ko Chumong () also known as Dongmyeong of Goguryeo. According to the ''Samguk yusa'', Hae Mo-su was the son of heaven, riding ...
()
*** Son: Dongmyeong of Goguryeo
Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (), personal name Ko Chumong (), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. King Dongmyeong was also an important figure for the kingdom of ...
()
Popular culture
* Portrayed byOh Yeon-soo
Oh Yeon-soo (; born October 27, 1971) is a South Korean actress.
Career
Oh Yeon-soo made her debut in 1989 among a batch of actors who passed an open audition by broadcaster MBC, and she soon became popular for her innocent image. But since ...
in the 2006–2007 MBC TV series ''Jumong
Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (), personal name Ko Chumong (), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. King Dongmyeong was also an important figure for the kingdom of ...
''.
Sources
* ''Samguk Yusa
''Samguk yusa'' (; ) or ''Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms'' is a collection of legends, folktales, and historical accounts relating to the Three Kingdoms of Korea (Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla), as well as to other periods and states before, d ...
'', by Il-yeon
Il-yeon (; 1206–1289), also spelled Iryeon, was a Korean Buddhist monk and All-Enlightened National Preceptor () during the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. His birth name was either Kim Gyeong-myeong () or Jeon Gyeon-myeong (), and his courtesy name w ...
See also
*List of Korean monarchs
This is a list of monarchs of Korea, arranged by dynasty. Names are romanized according to the South Korean Revised Romanization of Korean. McCune–Reischauer romanizations may be found at the articles about the individual monarchs.
Gojoseon
G ...
* History of Korea
The Lower Paleolithic era on the Korean Peninsula and in Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago.
Christopher J. Norton, "The Current State of Korean Paleoanthropology", (2000), ''Journal of Human Evolution'', 38: 803–825.
The earl ...
* Three Kingdoms of Korea
The Three Kingdoms of Korea or Samhan (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla) competed for hegemony over the Korea, Korean Peninsula during the ancient period of History of Korea, Korean history. During the Three Kingdoms period (), many states and statele ...
References
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