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Foundation myths. The myths of the ancient states of Korea. The myth of Tan'gun ; Commentary ; Koguryo foundation myth types ; Chumong-type, Samguk sagi version (12th century) ; Chumong-type, Samguk yusa version (13th century) ; Koryo

Korean clan or royal clan origin myths. Sok clan ; Kim clan ; Ho clan ; The six clans of Sorabol ; The three clans of Cheju Island

Foundation myths of the states of Northeast Asia. The Liao (Khitan) Dynasty (907-1125) The Chin (Jurchen) Dynasty (1125-1234) ; The Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty (1234-1367) ; The Ch'ing (Manchu) Dynasty (1616-1911) ; Ancient Japan, the Yamato state of Japan (prior to 7th century)

Foundational myths and legends of the tribal peoples of Northeast Asia. The girl and the bear (Even, Northern Tungus) ; The woman and the bear (Even, Northern Tungus) ; Tribal foundation myth (the Nanai, Goldi, Southern Tungus) ; Clan origin myth : bear myth (the Nanai, Goldi, Southern Tungus) ; Clan origin myth : tiger (the Nanai, Goldi, Southern Tungus) ; Foundation myth (twentieth century Manchu, Southern Tungus) ; Edga and his sister (Udegey, Southern Tungus) ; The bear's wife (Orochi, Southern Tungus) ; Myth of the origin of the Ainu (Ainu) ; Myth of the Bear clan (Ainu)

Comparison of Northeast Asian foundation myths.

Legends and tales from the ancient period. Aetiological tales (tales of the origin of Buddhist temples and placename etymologies). Pre-existent temple on Hwangnyong-sa Site ; Pre-existent temple in Liaotung Fortress ; Pomil and the vow to build a temple ; Hyoga-won : the temple of the filial son ; The monks who became temple guardian spirits ; The origin of Tonghwa-sa Temple ; The temple dedicated to a vengeful spirit ; Lady Unje, spirit of Mount Unje ; Lady Chaemae and Chaemae-gol ; Sabul-san Mountain ; Kubul-sa Temple ; Munsu-jom and Ani-jom placenames

Heroic tales (tales of Korean heroes and tales of Buddhist monks). Pihyong-nang and Kildal ; The birth of Kyon Hwon ; Kyon Hwon and the tiger ; Ich'adon the martyr ; Poyo and the sea dragon ; Won'gwang and the fox spirit ; The esoteric monk Hyesuk ; The esoteric monk Chinp'yo ; Nangji, Chit'ong, and the mountain spirit ; Nangi, the cloud-riding monk ; P'yohun speaks with the ruler of heaven

Edifying tales (tales of Buddhism and Buddhist and Confucian cultural validation). The advent of Buddhism in Koguryo ; Ado and the advent of Buddhism in Silla ; The advent of Buddhism in Kaya ; The conflict of Buddhism and Taoism and the fall of Koguryo ; Origin of the portrait of Samantabhadra ; How monk Chosin learnt to reject the world ; The falcon which refused to kill the pheasant ; The love of a tigress and a man ; Chinjong, the filial monk ; King Chinji and Tohwa-rang ; Monk Inhyesa learns humility ; A filial son feeds his father with his own flesh ; A father offers to sacrifice his only son

Tales of magic. (prognostication and magic, divine protection and healing). Omens predicting the fall of the Kingdom of Paekche ; Portents foreshadowing the revolt of the ninety-six nobles ; Lyric song of monk Wolmyong drives away inauspicious celestial signs ; Lyric song of Yungch'on drives away an inauspicious comet ; Chinui buys a dream ; Myongnang uses magic to protect the Kingdom of Silla ; Ch'oyong and the plague spirit ; The monk Milbon cures the queen ; Milbon cures a young boy ; Hyet'ong's knowledge of curative magic

Adventures and amusing tales. The king with donkey ears ; Kot'aji's adventures in the Western Sea ; The sacred zither and the flute of Silla

The rescue of the Buddha's tooth ; The Hwarang Misi-rang ; The embryo buried in Won'gwang's tomb ; The journey of a filial son to the netherworld ; Kim Taesong, the twice filial son.

Folktales from the modern period. Aetiological and etymological tales (the world, nature, customs, cults). The creation of the universe ; The origin of the sun and moon ; Three brothers killed by an old woman in the mountain ; In the beginning, spirit and man lived together ; The origin of eclipses ; The origin of the mountains and the rivers ; Why the green frog croaks ; How the tiger got his stripes ; The judgement of a magpie ; The origin of 'Kobok' ; Why Koreans wear hats ; A fisherman is swallowed by a whale (version 1-2) ; The Songha sindang shrine of Ullung-do ; The origin of the tutelary spirits of Sogwi-p'o ; The origin of the cult of the house and Earth spirits ; The spirit of the rice field

Heroic tales. A fight between a centipede and a toad ; The final test ; The subterranean land of the ogre ; The nine-headed giant ; Four giants ; The revenge of the huntsman's son ; Valour and loyalty

Edifying and moral tales (filial piety, human virtues, punishments and rewards). The squirrels' gratitude ; The faithful mother who became a dog ; Heaven's reward to a filial son ; The good deeds of the seven brothers ; A tiger rewards filial piety ; The filial son and the fairy peach ; The appeal of a resentful spirit ; A loyal wife saves her husband ; A mother-in-law changes her attitude ; The true mother ; A pound of flesh ; The marriage of a brother and sister ; A monk's misdeeds ; A priest's misdeeds and a husband's revenge ; A young man returned to life ; The arrogant king ; Hungbu and Nolbu ; The boy who cried tiger too often ; The son who abandoned his father

Tales of magic, geomancy, and divination. The nine-tailed fox and the yo'ui-ju ; The magic clothes ; The magic pot ; The beggar's friend ; A propitious grave site ; A fortuneteller's cure ; Rival magicians ; A test of identity ; The well of youth ; A boat crosses a river

Adventurous and amusing tales. The skeleton and the traveller ; A game of chess with the mountain spirit ; The door lock which spoke ; The woodcutter and the fairies ; A reincarnated boy ; The man who changed his name ; K'ongjwi and P'atjwi ; Princess Pari ; A father's legacy ; People who first saw a mirror ; The bride who broke wind ; The daughter-in-law who broke wind frequently ; The foolish magistrate ; The forgetful magistrate ; Tomokkon'gi and Charunggobi ; Digging up wild insam ; The beggar and the ancestral spirit ; Rabbit visits the palace of the dragon king ; The heavenly maiden and the woodcutter

Bear stories. The bear and the spider ; The bear and the wild boar ; The hunter and the female bear ; The fisherman and the female bear ; The bear's husband : a comparative tale from China

Tiger stories. The hare which tricked the tiger ; The tiger and the puppy ; A fox deceives a tiger ; The hare's judgement ; The tale of the rabbit and the tale of the tiger ; The tiger and the woodcutter ; The tiger and the shrine spirit ; The ninth generation only-son and the two girls ; The tiger's tail

Fox stories. The fox and the toad ; The fox-sister and her three brothers ; The traveller and the fox ; A salt pedlar and a fox ; A farmer deceived by a fox ; The fox wife ; The fox empress of China ; The fox, the dragon king, and the king of heaven ; The fox which killed priests ; The nine-tailed fox bridegroom.

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