Hwanung - Kanyu

Japanese: 桓雄 - かんゆう

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[Literary myth]
The main written myths are as follows: (1) The Myth of Tangun in Ancient Korea Hwanung, the son of the Heavenly Emperor Hwanin, was given three Heavenly Seals by his father and descended to the top of Mt. Taebaek under the sacred Danshu tree with 3,000 followers. He found a tiger and a bear in a cave and wished to turn into humans. He instructed them to live in seclusion by eating mugwort and garlic. Only the bear turned into a woman, married Hwanung, and gave birth to Tangun Wanggeom.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Hwanung" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

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［文献神話］
　文献神話のおもなものは次のとおりである。(1)古朝鮮の檀君神話　天帝桓因の子桓雄は天符印3個を父より授けられ，徒3000を率いて太伯山頂の神檀樹の下に降臨した。洞窟に虎と熊がいて人間に化すことを願ったので，蓬（よもぎ）と蒜（にんにく）を食べて忌籠るよう教えると，熊だけが女となり桓雄と結婚して檀君王倹を生んだ。…

※「桓雄」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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