Korean Myth

KOREAN MYTHS Korean mythology has interesting links to the ancient matriarchal tradition. We find celestial gods and heroes, but also shamanesses and brave girls who became goddesses after overcoming great obstacles. We will discover the foundation of the Three Kingdoms and the first kings who sat on the Phoenix Throne, but we will also listen to traditional shamaness songs about the origins of the world and the gods of home and agriculture. We will meet tigers, foxes, dragons and other creatures of Korean folklore, discovering their stories, sometimes close to those of Chinese and Japanese...

Whether you're a lover of mythology, a student of Korean culture, or simply in search of a mesmerizing listen, this collection offers a treasure trove of stories that have withstood the test of time. Delve into this book and let the magic of Korean mythology enchant you.

Greek mythology has a hundred books in English. Norse has Neil Gaiman. Japanese has a shelf of its own. Korean mythology? Almost nothing. Korea has one of the oldest and richest mythological traditions on earth. Five thousand years of creatures, spirits, and supernatural beings preserved in shamanistic chants, Buddhist temple records, and stories that grandmothers still tell. In English, the shelf is nearly empty. Korean Monsters fills that gap with fourteen chapters, each dedicated to one creature: Shape-shifters: the nine-tailed Gumiho and the weeping Jangsan Beom Tricksters: the Dokkaebi...

Riley Oh can't wait to see her sister get initiated into the Gom clan, a powerful lineage of Korean healing witches their family has belonged to for generations. Her sister, Hattie, will earn her Gi bracelet and finally be able to cast spells without adult supervision. Although Riley is desperate to follow in her sister's footsteps when she herself turns 13, she's a saram - a person without magic. Riley was adopted, and despite having memorized every healing spell she's ever heard, she often feels like the odd one out in her family and the gifted community.

Not Your Typical Mythology Book — This One Brings Japan’s Culture to Life in Words and Pictures Japanese Myths: An Easy-Going Culture Journey into Japanese Mythology and Folklore is a beautifully illustrated, easy-to-read cultural deep dive that goes far beyond legends. With nearly 40 stunning illustrations, this book connects ancient gods, mysterious yokai, anime, shrines, daily rituals, and even travel spots—revealing how mythology still shapes the rhythm of everyday life in Japan. Perfect for anime fans, travelers, or anyone curious about Japan, this book offers a complete yet ...

Immerse yourself in Asian folklore where trickster spirits and human desires collide within breathtaking fantasy realms. Perfect for an immersive commute or a cozy evening winding down, this atmospheric journey follows a wandering storyteller across misty mountain peaks and night-black seas...

The Korean Cinderella is drowned, returns as a creature, and is killed again. This is the version Disney never told. Every culture keeps a Cinderella, a great flood, a daughter who sacrifices everything for her father. Korea's versions are among the oldest and least known in English, and they were never softened by Victorian editors or studio animators. Here the stories kept their bones. Korean Legends retells fourteen of Korea's foundational tales as full, immersive narratives, with the darkness and the moral weight left intact. These are the stories Koreans have told for centuries to ...

They say you should never be the first or last person to get on an elevator. After reading this book, you’ll understand why. Beneath the gleaming skyscrapers and vibrant streets of Seoul lurk shadows that whisper tales of profound sorrow and unspeakable dread. These are not just stories. They are echoes of history, manifestations of deep-seated cultural anxieties, and warnings that have been passed down for generations. Are you brave enough to listen? Urban Legends from South Korea: Chills and K-Horror Echoes is your ticket into this terrifying world. Journey with F.T. Weaver, your expert...

In a Seoul apartment, a grandmother leaves rice and water beside the stove for the kitchen goddess. Down the street, a hiker bows at a mountain shrine older than the temple beside it. At the hospital, a new mother eats seaweed soup. The goddess of birth requires it. Korean gods aren't relics. They never went away. Korean Gods tells the stories of fourteen deities drawn from Korea's shamanistic tradition: a living religion with no central temple, no sacred text, and no clergy beyond the mudang shamans who keep its songs alive. These gods survived Confucian suppression, Japanese colonial rule...

To save her village, she was sold to the sea. To save his soul, she must break the heavens. For three hundred years, the Black Dragon King has ruled the Abyssal Heavens with a heart of ice and a throat bound in obsidian chains. Cursed by the gods for a love that nearly unmade the world, Muhan has forgotten the warmth of the sun—until Seo-yoon is cast into the depths as his sacrificial bride. She was meant to be a silent offering, a mortal vessel to absorb his rage. Instead, she is a spark in the dark. As a slow-burn longing ignites between a fallen god and a resilient weaver of fate, ...

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Embark on an extraordinary voyage through six captivating worlds of folklore and myth. Across more than one hundred and ten hours of immersive storytelling, you’ll witness common threads of wonder that unite us all—no matter how far apart our cultures may be.

Have you ever encountered a noblewoman who was so beautiful that every time she walked by a body of water, the divine being who lived there kidnapped her? Or a mole who wanted to marry his beloved daughter to the wind? You will get to meet both of them in this audiobook. Changes in religious belief across the centuries came to have an important impact on Korean mythology. The earliest religion was a form of shamanism, and the belief in gods and spirits who inhabit animals and mountains come to the fore in several of these tales.

Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God’s bride, in the hopes that one day the “true bride” will be chosen and end the suffering. 

Sunho lives in the Under World, a land of perpetual darkness. An ex-soldier, he can remember little of his life from before two years ago, when he woke up alone with only his name and his sword. Now he does odd jobs to scrape by, until he comes across the score of a lifetime—a chest of gold for any mercenary who can hunt down a girl who wields silver light. Meanwhile, far to the west, Ren is a cheerful and spirited acrobat living in an idyllic mountain village with her adoptive family. But everything changes during one of their performances when they is attacked by a horrific humanlike demon.

Heungbo and Nolbo are not only brothers, but also friends—until their father passes away. Overcome by greed, Nolbo turns Heungbo away and refuses to help him when Heungbo loses his crops. Can Heungbo forgive Nolbo? Will they learn to be a family again?

From the critically acclaimed author of The Apology comes a contemporary retelling of Korea’s Romeo & Juliet, as the cousin of the star-crossed lovers helps them avoid a tragic fate. When Dahee Shin was nine years old, she made a promise to protect her favorite cousin, Channing, who has always...

"Tales and Trails: Unraveling Asia's Urban Myths" is a delightful voyage through Asia's strangeness. This excellent book explores China, Korea, and Japan's cultures. It vibrantly blends folklore, history, and the human spirit. See the terrifying Gumiho, brave Chollima, mysterious Jade Rabbit, and Forbidden City whispers. Climb Kuchisake-Onna's terrifying peak in the dark Aokigahara Forest. From Beijing's hectic streets to China's calm farms, Japan's intriguing forests to Korea's wild beaches, these stories take listeners to many places.

Soma's mother, T.M. Song, was a storyteller and this is a tale she used to tell her daughters when they were little girls. Her mother had told it to her when she was growing up in a rural village in Korea during the reign of King Kojong.... The underlying lesson is filial piety, respect for one's parents, presented in an engrossing Oriental Cinderella story.

The traditional retold fairy tales in this volume speak of the awesome and the marvellous, of the perilous and the exhilarating. We shall explore the traditional, age-old stories for children our ancestors have told us about Dragons. These fairy tales of awe have grown and flourished all over the globe, although as you travel futher East it’s likely that you’ll find more dragons — and also kindlier ones. For not all dragons are the same: they’re not really siblings to each other, they’re more like removed cousins. Some are imbued with fire, others with light, and others with rain ...