[Korean] Founder of the Koguryeo kingdom in 37 BCE, he was the son of Haemosu and Yuhwa (eldest daughter of the water deity Habaek). Haemosu (a sun deity) impregnated Yuhwa (who was at that time in the household of King Keumwa of Puyeo), and she bore an egg from her left armpit. The king saw this as unnatural and tried to destroy the egg. First he placed it in a corral, but all the horses carefully avoided stepping on the egg. Then he brought it to the mountains, but all the animals protected it. Even on cloudy days, a ray of sunshine always shone on the egg. Finally, the king gave up and brought the egg back to Yuhwa. When the egg hatched a young boy, Chumong, emerged. After only one month he began to speak. He complained to his mother that he couldn't sleep because of the flies that were biting his eyes. He asked that she make him a bow and arrow, and she did so. Chumong took the bow, and with every arrow he shot he hit a fly. Chumong's skill improved as he became a young man. He often we...
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