Jumong

Egg-born archer son of Haemosu and Yuhwa; founder-king of Goguryeo.

Parentage

• parent: Haemosu
• parent: Yuhwa

Children

• Biryu
• Onjo
• Yuri of Goguryeo

Domains

• kingship
• archery

Powers

• Shoot with unerring archery
• Cross rivers by command of fish and turtles

Epithets

• 東明聖王 korean · Dongmyeong Seongwang · epithetHoly King of the Eastern Brightness; founder of GoguryeoGwanggaeto Stele (414 CE); Samguk Sagi 三國史記, Goguryeo Annals (primary)
• 朱蒙 korean · Jumong · epithetThe Skilled Archer; his Buyeo birth-nameSamguk Sagi 三國史記 (the name Jumong meaning 'good archer'); Samguk Yusa (primary)
• 鄒牟 Classical Chinese · Chumo · nameexcellent archer (Buyeo word)Samguk Sagi, Goguryeo annals (also called Chumo or Sanghae) (primary)

Sources

• existence: Samguk Sagi, Goguryeo Annals, 1145 (primary); Gwanggaeto Stele, 414 CE (primary)