Jumong

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Jumong is the legendary founder and first king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo, celebrated as a heroic archer and culture hero in Korean history and mythology.

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Surface form Occurrences
King Dongmyeong (Jumong) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf culture hero
founder of a state
legendary king
mythological figure
associatedReligion Korean shamanism
associatedWith Buyeo NERFINISHED
Jolbon NERFINISHED
associatedWithDynasty Goguryeo royal house NERFINISHED
associatedWithRiver Omosu River NERFINISHED
birthPlaceInLegend Buyeo NERFINISHED
child Biryu NERFINISHED
Yuri of Goguryeo NERFINISHED
countryInMyth Korea NERFINISHED
culture Korean
deathPlaceInLegend Goguryeo NERFINISHED
father Hae Mosu NERFINISHED
firstKingOf Goguryeo NERFINISHED
founderOf Goguryeo NERFINISHED
genre mythology
honorificTitle Dongmyeongseongwang NERFINISHED
influenced Korean national identity
inPopularCulture Korean television series "Jumong" NERFINISHED
knownFor establishing royal lineage of Goguryeo
exceptional archery skills
founding Goguryeo
heroic exploits
languageOfName Korean
meaningOfName good archer
skilled archer
miraculousEvent birth from an egg
crossing a river on the backs of turtles and fish
mother Lady Yuhwa NERFINISHED
name Jumong NERFINISHED
narrativeSource Samguk Sagi NERFINISHED
Samguk Yusa NERFINISHED
partOf Korean foundation myths
positionHeld King of Goguryeo NERFINISHED
regionOfLegend Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED
Manchuria NERFINISHED
reignOver Goguryeo NERFINISHED
roleInMyth culture bringer
unifier of tribes
romanizationVariant Chumong NERFINISHED
Dongmyeong NERFINISHED
Dongmyeongseongwang NERFINISHED
spouse Soseono NERFINISHED
successor Yuri of Goguryeo NERFINISHED
symbol bow and arrows
timePeriodInTradition 1st century BCE
veneratedAs ancestral king

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Goguryeo foundedBy Jumong
Goguryeo notableRuler Jumong
this entity surface form: King Dongmyeong (Jumong)