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Founding of Gojoseon Through the Dangun Myth: Where Myth Meets History

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  1. The Dangun myth is the founding story of Gojoseon, the first state of the Korean people, and the Samgungnyusa records the tales of Hwanung, Ungnyeo and Dangunwanggeom.
  2. It is said that Hwanung descended with 3,000 followers beneath the sacred sindansu tree on Mount Taebaeksan, and that Dangunwanggeom founded Gojoseon in 2333 BC.
  3. The article explains that the founding ideology of Gojoseon, Hongik Ingan, and the appearance of society at the time can be glimpsed through the stories of the bear and the tiger.

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Founding of Gojoseon Through the Dangun Myth: Where Myth Meets History

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): 단군신화로 본 고조선 건국, 신화와 역사 그 경계에서

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