Korean Gods Index

In Netflix's recent release, K-Pop Demon Hunters, there are a lot of layers brought in by the creators to connect it to our culture and...

Smallpox affected Korea through visitors - and so the Smallpox god became known as "Son-nim" Honored Guest. Over time, as smallpox's...

Barigongju means Princess Bari. She is our Goddess of the Dead. While she works with Yeomra (God of the Underworld) and it is her realm,...

Yeomra (proper romanization is Yeomna) is the 5th king of the underworld. The ruling court are called the Ten Kings, Shiwang. But Yeomra...

Magohalmi is also known as Seoguhwanghu. They are two sides of the same coin, and where most people have heard of Magohalmi as the Earth...

Dokkaebi have a lot of mixed connotations and imagery (no thanks to the Japanese colonialism era). But the true sources throughout...

Dragons reside all around us. They are a strong form of nature spirit, and can be found in the ocean, rain, clouds, winds, rivers,...