In 83, a woman from Yoryeongseong, China, woke up from a 5,500-year-long sleep. She was not an ordinary woman; she was a goddess. 500 years ago, in the Hongshan era, where the stone age people held ceremonies, the goddess raised her spirit in the temple. She had a mysterious connection with the bear-footed mud ancestors through music. She was a priestess. We also know another bear woman, Ungnyeo, the bear woman. She was also a goddess like the Yoryeong goddess. Was she [applause]? There was a deep cave. There was a bear who wished to become a human there. The bear who passed the severe test becomes a woman, marries the prince of heaven, gives birth to a great king. In Korean mythology, Ungnyeo is the first woman. However, Ungnyeo's true appearance is hidden behind Hwanung and Dangun, veiled in mystery. Hanung now looks towards the celestial beings as a being that has now migrated.

As indigenous people, the ancestors of the natives are seen as gods, so when viewed as mythological symbols, they were goddesses who were the first in the world. They were symbols of abundance and fertility, and mothers of all things in the world. We also had goddesses among them, including Ungnyeo. However, she is not called a goddess, she has been forgotten. Where did she go? In Baekje, there is a shrine with a sad legend. The main character of the legend is a bear. Long ago, there was a bear who loved a woodcutter. The bear kidnapped the woodcutter, and they had two children. However, their happiness was short-lived. While the bear woman was distracted, the woodcutter escaped across the river. The heartbroken bear woman then threw herself and her children into the bear-shaped raft.

After that, every time the bear passed by Gomnaru, the wind blew and changes occurred. People built a bear shrine and comforted the souls of women, and then there were no more such incidents. Isn't the story of the forgotten goddess Ryeo and Gomnaru truly sad? Could the sadness of women be another form of the goddess Woongnyo? In this place, which was the land of brave kings, the second capital of Goguryeo, there was also a goddess. To the east of the house, 17km away, there is a cave in the middle of a high mountain. It is called Gukdongdae. Every October, the Goguryeo king would come here with his courtiers to perform ancestral rites. Goguryeo has disappeared, and kings no longer come here, but people still consider this place sacred. However, there were gods that the kings of Goguryeo worshipped here along with the heavens. They were none other than the founder of Goguryeo, Jumong, and his mother Yuhwa. According to the Book of Northern History, Goguryeo always...

The ceremony of the heavens was held, and there were many rituals. There is a god, one is a goddess who denies the existence of weapons and the other is said to be the son of a goddess, and they send people to find a woman who is called Hai to serve her, and then they disappear. And when you actually see it, the woman becomes the object of worship. So what does this mean? Then, no matter who holds the power and even if a man takes on a central role in society, where is the purity of blood guaranteed, and where does it seek assurance? It's on the mother's side. So, they continue to live and be treated as gods, but there is no one to serve them. It means that Yuha, the daughter of Haebaek, met a servant and became the wife of a hero who gave birth to Jumong, and she has been engraved in our memory, but she was not just a simple queen mother.

[MUSIC] Queen Yuhan pushed her husband Haemosu aside and held the highest position of the god of Goguryeo. Who was she, this goddess? [MUSIC] Historical documents never fail to mention that Yuha was the daughter of Habaek. Scholars interpret these records as indicating that Yuha was the goddess of water. [MUSIC] Meanwhile, her nomadic aspect can be seen in the scene where she selects a horse with just one whip for her son Jumong. Also, the scene where she sends five grains through a dove when parting with Jumong leads to interpretations of her as an agriculture or fertility goddess. In short, Yuha was a very complex deity encompassing various aspects. Her aspects include those of a goddess of agriculture, nomads, water, and fertility. By layering these various myths, one can find her true nature as the goddess Yuha.

Identity may be found in her name. Her name is Yu-hwa, which means birch flower. The birch tree holds significant meaning in ancient Goguryeo and Buyeo land. In Jurchen Manchuria, many rituals related to the birch tree have been passed down. One of them is planting a clear birch branch in the ancestor's tomb, symbolizing regeneration and abundance. In spring, the first blossoming birch sprouts are picked. Even now, the Saka people, a minority in Manchuria, are known to maintain birch tree beliefs. However, due to government suppression campaigns, they have largely disappeared, and only a few traces remain. It is said that in the Gwanssi family, a small commemorative item was made for each child born, hung up for a certain period. This practice, known as Chaseon Geun, seemed similar to Korea's Geumjul tradition. When boys were born, they would draw a bow or a sword, and when girls were born, they would draw clothes or...

The tree that was used for the ritual by the descendants of Seok, who expressed gratitude for the birth of new life by hanging shoes, was the bird tree. However, the tradition was not properly preserved. To the owner of the bird tree, it was nothing but femininity itself. The belief in the bird tree in Manchuria was essentially the worship of a goddess. The story of the goddess of Buyeo and Goryeo, who was born on Manchurian soil, seems to be somewhat uncertain. During the Goryeo period, another story of a goddess is told. Chung, in Manchu, means to look back, indicating the story of ancestral gods, the myth of the creation of heaven and earth in Manchu Shamanism. The content is very interesting. In the oldest days, the world was just water. From the bubbles of the water, Aka Heo was born. Initially a small water droplet, she grew larger and eventually could be found wherever there was water. Aka first tore her own body apart.

The gods created goddesses and started creating the world with the goddesses. Among those born, there was the devil Yeri, who possessed both male and female characteristics. Yeri challenged the authority of the goddesses, and the gods entered into a long and fierce war, dividing into gods of goodness and evil. Cheon-guk Daejeon records such a war of the gods. Shamanism deeply rooted in the lives of the Manchus is a tradition. Even now, in Manchuria, there are shrines dedicated to gods of shamanism carved in birch trees. Among them, there are not a few people who appear in the Cheon-guk Daejeon. No, they truly believe in that story. In the world of Cheon-guk Daejeon, it is not men but women who are the heroes and creators. At the end of the myth, the story of the first woman is mentioned. They report to her and heal the sick with her ability. Manju was there, and the first goddess was Akka.

여신이었다. 그런데 아카에 또 다른 이름이 음악이 있었다. 어떤 특정 그 성씨의 이 샤만 무가는 이 아부카무 여신으로 나오는 경우가 있습니다. 이 버들 집이라고 하는 것은 뭐 다 알다시피 이 많은 어떤 그 물을 함축하고 있는 그런 그 식물이죠. 음 그래서 어 그 최초의 이 여신인 아프카 허가 보여주던 그 물에서 태어났음 해서 생긴는 어떤 그 물의 생생 어 그것이 더 구체화 돼서 그니까 버드 나무라고 하는 것으로 상당히 구체화 돼서 어 특정 성시의 무과는 그처럼 그 창세 여신이 아니라 어 버드나무 여신으로 나와서 어 그 만주 족들 개개인에게 어떤 그 아이를 점지해

In the legend, the wife of Sila's King Areum went to find King Kim Suro of Gaya by crossing the sea, a woman named Heo Hwang-ok. In our mythology, women from the water come as mysteriously as ever. And these water women were the ones who preceded the kings. They existed before the land. The women who gave money were goddesses. However, the sons of the goddess erased their mother, the goddess. They became the king's wives and daughters with their original names lost. Some were even murdered. The goddesses of this land have endured years of humiliation. In the deep darkness of Korean mythology, goddesses whose names have been taken away are sleeping.

한국 신화 속에는 남신 이전의 여신들이 있었다. 잊혀진 한국 여신 웅녀 이야기ㅣ홍산에서 발견된 곰 토템족의 여신 웅녀의 흔적ㅣ우리가 모르는 한국 여신의 비밀ㅣ다큐프라임ㅣ#골라듄다큐

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