Habaengnyeo () or Habaengnyeorang () was the daughter of
Habaek Habaek () is the Goguryeo god of the Amnok River or, according to an alternative interpretation, the sun god Haebak (). According to legend, his daughter Yuhwa married Haemosu and gave birth to Jumong, the founder of Goguryeo.
Mythological overvi ...
(), and the mother of
Chumo the Holy of Goguryeo
Chumo (Hangul: 추모, Hanja: 鄒牟), posthumously Chumo the Holy (Hangul: 추모성왕, Hanja: 鄒牟聖王), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. ''Chumo ...
, the founder of the kingdom of
Goguryeo
Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled mos ...
.
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 Mosu () approaching them. To lure the ladies, Hae Mosu built an exquisitely decorated palace and held a banquet. After the sisters came into the palace and became drunk, Hae Mosu attempted to block the exit, and was able to capture Yuhwa.
Outraged by kidnapping of Yuhwa, Habek sent his messenger to scold Hae Mosu. Ashamed by his own actions, Hae Mosu tried to let Yuhwa go, but Yuhwa refused to leave because she had fallen in love with him. To solve the problem, Hae Mosu summoned a chariot drawn by five dragons and went to Habaek's palace. When they arrived, Habaek challenged Hae Mosu to a duel of metamorphosis.
Habaek transformed into a carp, a pheasant, and a deer, only to be caught by Hae Mosu when he transformed into an otter, a hawk, and a wolf respectively. Witnessing the talent of Hae Mosu, 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 Mosu 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 ''Samguk Sagi'', ''Samguk Yusa'' and ''Book of King Dongmyeong''.
Birth and background
Geumwa (金蛙 or 金蝸) w ...
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 () is the Goguryeo god of the Amnok River or, according to an alternative interpretation, the sun god Haebak (). According to legend, his daughter Yuhwa married Haemosu and gave birth to Jumong, the founder of Goguryeo.
Mythological overvi ...
(하백)
** Sister: Wuihwa (위화)
** Sister: Hweonhwa (훤화)
** 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 ''Samguk Sagi'', ''Samguk Yusa'' and ''Book of King Dongmyeong''.
Birth and background
Geumwa (金蛙 or 金蝸) wa ...
(금와왕)
** 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, Jumong (). According to the '' Samguk Yusa'', Hae Mo-su was the son of heaven, riding in a chariot of five dragons, to establ ...
(해모수왕)
*** Son:
Dongmyeong of Goguryeo
Chumo (Hangul: 추모, Hanja: 鄒牟), posthumously Chumo the Holy (Hangul: 추모성왕, Hanja: 鄒牟聖王), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. ''Chumo ...
(동명성왕)
Popular culture
* Portrayed by
Oh 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 her m ...
in the 2006–2007
MBC TV series ''
Jumong
Chumo (Hangul: 추모, Hanja: 鄒牟), posthumously Chumo the Holy (Hangul: 추모성왕, Hanja: 鄒牟聖王), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. ''Chumo ...
''.
*Portrayed by
Kim Ji Yeong in the 2017
KBS TV series ''
Chronicles of Korea.''
Sources
* ''
Samguk Yusa'', by
Il-yeon
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 ...
*
History of Korea
*
Three Kingdoms of Korea
Samhan or the Three Kingdoms of Korea () refers to the three kingdoms of Goguryeo (고구려, 高句麗), Baekje (백제, 百濟), and Silla (신라, 新羅). Goguryeo was later known as Goryeo (고려, 高麗), from which the modern name ''Kor ...
References
Korean royal consorts
Buyeo people
Goguryeo people
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