About this deity
Dangun (Hangul: 단군) was the founder of Korea’s first kingdom, Gojoseon (2333-108 BCE), according to Korean folk religion. He was later deified.
Also known as
Dangun (normalized)Dan'gunTan-GunDangun Wanggeom (normalized)檀君 (Hanja)단군왕검 (Hangul)檀君王儉 (Hanja)
Parent belief system
Korean Shamanism Religion · Polytheistic · 1 mythKorean Shamanism refers to ancient folk religion of the present-day country of Korea.
Top myths
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| Legend of Dangun | |
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Mythological stories including Dangun
- Legend of Dangun Creation myth
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Cite this page
MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Dangun." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 04 Jul. 2020, omnika.org/stable/801. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
OMNIKA (2020, July 04). Dangun. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/801
CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Dangun." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created July 04, 2020. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/801.
Bibliography
Leeming, David A. Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia. 2nd edition. Vol. 1 [Parts I-II]. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010.
