Cheonji-wang
Korean · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Creator sky-king of the Jeju creation myth; father of the star-king twins.
Children
Domains
- creation
- cosmic order
Powers
- Set heaven and earth in order
- Descend and sire the star-king twins
- Decree the destruction of the doubled sun and moon
Epithets
- 天地王 King of Heaven and EarthCheonjiwang Bonpuri (Jeju creation hymn) (secondary)
Relations
- ancestor of: Daebyeol-wangFather of the elder star-king twin, who already carries Cheonji-wang as parent.Cheonji-wang bonpuri (Jeju creation narrative-song) (primary)
- ancestor of: Sobyeol-wangFather of the younger star-king twin; relation used because parentage is recorded on the children.Cheonji-wang bonpuri (Jeju creation narrative-song) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Cheonjiwang Bonpuri (Jeju shamanic chant), recorded 1930s (primary)