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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Jumong canonical 4
Chumong 1
Jumong (traditional) 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf culture hero
founder of a state
legendary king
mythological figure
associatedReligion Korean shamanism
associatedWith Buyeo
Jolbon
associatedWithDynasty Goguryeo royal house
linked to: Goguryeo
associatedWithRiver Omosu River
birthPlaceInLegend Buyeo
child Biryu
Yuri of Goguryeo
countryInMyth Korea
culture Korean
deathPlaceInLegend Goguryeo
father Hae Mosu
firstKingOf Goguryeo
founderOf Goguryeo
genre mythology
honorificTitle Dongmyeongseongwang
influenced Korean national identity
inPopularCulture Korean television series "Jumong"
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
name Jumong
narrativeSource Samguk Sagi
Samguk Yusa
partOf Korean foundation myths
positionHeld King of Goguryeo
regionOfLegend Korean Peninsula
Manchuria
reignOver Goguryeo
roleInMyth culture bringer
unifier of tribes
romanizationVariant Chumong
linked to: Jumong

Dongmyeong
Dongmyeongseongwang
spouse Soseono
successor Yuri of Goguryeo
symbol bow and arrows
timePeriodInTradition 1st century BCE
veneratedAs ancestral king

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Goguryeo foundedBy Jumong
Goguryeo notableRuler King Dongmyeong (Jumong)
linked to: Jumong
Jumong name Jumong
subject linked to: Jumong, a prince from Buyeo
Onjo of Baekje father Jumong (traditional)
subject linked to: House of Onjo
linked to: Jumong
Jumong name Jumong
Jumong romanizationVariant Chumong
linked to: Jumong
Onjo of Baekje father Jumong