The Samseonghyeol ( Korean: 삼성혈 /

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: "three clans' holes") is an archeological, historical and cultural landmark in

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, Jeju-do,

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The site is located in the city center of

and consists mainly of a shrine and a depression from which, according to legend, three demigods emerged from the ground to become the founding fathers of the ancient kingdom of Tamna and its people. Three families (or clans) bear the name and claim descendance from those deities. * Go Eulna () * Ryang Eulna () * Bu Eulna ()

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