Habaek
Korean · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
River god of the Yalu, father of Yuhwa and adversary of Haemosu.
Children
Domains
- rivers
- water
Powers
- Transform among river creatures
- Contend in a shapeshifting duel
Relations
- ancestor of: YuhwaRiver-god father of Yuhwa, who already carries Habaek as parent.Samguk Sagi 13 (Goguryeo annals); Yi Gyu-bo, Lay of King Dongmyeong (primary)
- rival: HaemosuAdversary of Haemosu in the courtship of Yuhwa; bested in the transformation duel.Yi Gyu-bo, Lay of King Dongmyeong (Habaek's shapeshifting contest with Haemosu) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Yi Gyu-bo, Lay of King Dongmyeong, 1193 (primary); Samguk Yusa, vol. 1, late 13th c. (primary)