the Dragon King of the East Sea
Korean · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
FILED UNDER A TITLE BECAUSE THE SOURCE GIVES A TITLE, as lane 20 filed the Maiden of Pohjola and lane 21 Grendel's mother. The record does not merge him with the dragon kings of the other three seas, nor with any Chinese counterpart; what is attested here is the king of the EAST sea and the fact that he has this son.
Children
Domains
- the sea
Relations
- father of: CheoyongIn-batch; Cheoyong carries him in parentIds.Reference treatment: Cheoyong is a son of the Dragon King of the East Sea. (secondary)
Sources
- The Dragon King of the East Sea is the father of Cheoyong, who sends his son up to the Silla capital with King Heongang.: Reference treatments of Cheoyong and of the Cheoyong-ga. (secondary)