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Eopsin (Korean: 업신; Hanja: 業神) is the goddess of the storage and wealth in Korean mythology and shamanism. She is one of the Gasin , or deities that protect the house. However, unlike other Gasin, who were believed to embody pots, paper, and other inanimate objects, Eopsin is special in that she appears in an animal form.
Egyptian myth has had several snake-gods, from the 'coiled one' Mehen who assisted Ra in fighting Aapep every day to the two-headed Nehebkau who guarded the underworld. In Korean mythology, the goddess Eobshin was the snake goddess of wealth, as snakes ate rats and mice that gnawed on the crops.
Korean mythology (Korean: 한국 신화; Hanja: 韓國神話; MR: Han'guk sinhwa) is the group of myths [a] told by historical and modern Koreans.There are two types: the written, literary mythology in traditional histories, mostly about the founding monarchs of various historical kingdoms, and the much larger and more diverse oral mythology, mostly narratives sung by shamans or priestesses ...
In Korean mythology, Eobshin, the wealth goddess, appears as an eared, black snake. Chilseongshin (the Jeju Island equivalent to Eobshin) and her seven daughters are all snakes. These goddesses are deities of orchards, courts, and protect the home.
By the 19th century, the Korean woman's upper garment was 25 centimeters (10 inches) long on average and could not fully cover the breasts. [58] The goddesses' upper garments in the Naewat-dang paintings are about as long as those in 17th-century paintings of Korean women, and are far longer than 18th- or 19th-century equivalents. [59]
Gasin faith (Korean: 가신신앙; Hanja: 家神信仰; lit. house god faith) refers to belief and rituals surrounding gods of the household in Korean shamanism.These deities, called gasin, are believed to protect the various objects (such as jangdok) and rooms of the house.
Chilsong Goddesses from "The Snake Goddess Migrated to Cheju Island" Tale of the rite of Chilsong. They protect grains to make people rich. The tale starts with the daughter of a noble family being cast out for becoming pregnant before marriage. She is then put in a box and tossed into the water and lands on the Jeju shore.
Goddesses from Korean mythology. For male Korean gods, see Category:Korean gods. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. G. Guanyin (2 C, 9 P)