Tongguk t'onggam
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The Tongguk t'onggam, is a chronicle of the early history of Korea compiled by Sŏ Kŏjŏng and other scholars in the 15th century. Originally commissioned by King Sejo in 1446, it was completed under th
Several volumes of the Tongguk t'onggam
Korean mythology
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Korean mythology is the group of myths told by historical and modern Koreans. There are two types: the written, literary mythology in traditional histories, mostly about the founding monarchs of vario
Early 19th-century painting depicting thirty-two shamanic deities. The three young gods in white wearing conical caps (bottom center) are the Jeseok triplets, gods of fertility that appear in the Jeseok bon-puri, the most widespread Korean myth.
Historian Yi Pyong-do in 1955
Gwanggaeto Stele
Early 20th century portrait of Dangun