Korea

  • C,  Deities,  Korea

    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…

  • B,  Korea

    Bulgasari/Hwagasari

    The Bulgasari is a creature from Korean myth. Its name means “one that cannot be killed” or “one who can be killed by fire” if called Hwagasari. It ate all the metal it could get to. Many people tried to kill it and failed. Sometimes it has no weaknesses, but in other situations fire is its only weakness. After it’s thrown into the fire, it will charge around completely on fire burning anything around it. It has a bear-like body with needly fur, an elephant nose, eyes like a rhino, claws like a tiger, and a tail like a bull. Some stories claim it originated by being made by a…

    Comments Off on Bulgasari/Hwagasari