Samseong mythology is a mythology originated in the
Tamna
Tamna, or Tamna-guk, was a state based on Jeju Island from ancient times until it was absorbed by the Korean Joseon dynasty in 1404, following a long period of being a tributary state or autonomous administrative region of various Korean kingd ...
, present-day
Jeju island, which is different from
Dangun mythology in
Korean peninsula
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
. There are following descriptions in ''Yeong Ju Ji'' (), ''
Goryeosa
The ''Goryeosa'' (), or ''History of Goryeo'', is the main surviving historical record of Korea's Goryeo dynasty. It was composed nearly a century after the fall of Goryeo, during the reign of King Sejong, undergoing repeated revisions between ...
'', ''Nasanok'' (）and ''Tamnaraji'' (). Also in ''Goryeosa'', ''Nasanok'' (), and ''Tamnaraji'' (), Byeoknangguk () was explained as
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
and a girl who come from that country.
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Outline
There are the following description in ''
Goryeosa
The ''Goryeosa'' (), or ''History of Goryeo'', is the main surviving historical record of Korea's Goryeo dynasty. It was composed nearly a century after the fall of Goryeo, during the reign of King Sejong, undergoing repeated revisions between ...
'', volume 57.
See also
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Samseonghyeol
The Samseonghyeol ( Korean: 삼성혈 / English: "three clans' holes") is an archeological, historical and cultural landmark in Jeju City, Jeju-do, South Korea.
Information
The site is located in the city center of Jeju City
Jeju City ( k ...
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Tamna
Tamna, or Tamna-guk, was a state based on Jeju Island from ancient times until it was absorbed by the Korean Joseon dynasty in 1404, following a long period of being a tributary state or autonomous administrative region of various Korean kingd ...
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Korean mythology
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 various historical kingdoms, and the much l ...
References
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Korean mythology