Cheuksin/Cheuksingaksi/Cheuksinbuin

heuyCheuksin is the Korean goddess of the outhouse. She is known to be powerful but also incredibly hostile. She has long hair and uses this hair to choke people who surprise her, and being strangled by Cheuksin causes an incurable illness. It is advised to cough before entering to the bathroom to avoid startling her. Incidents occurring in outhouses were seen as curses and often related back to Cheuksin. To avoid these curses, a sacrifice of rice cakes was required if someone fell into the toilet. While not worshiped on a regular basis, small offerings are made after memorial services, torn off and offered to her without holding vessels. Additionally honorific terms like Cheuksinaksi and Cheuksinbuin are used to appease her wrath.

Citations:

Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Beliefs. South Korea, National Folk Museum of Korea, 2013.

World Mythology Lite. N.p., Frederick Holiday.