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석기 시대
The Stone Age: Prehistory and Mythic Origins
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웅녀 | ||
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Definition웅녀 is the name used to refer to the bear that Hwanung turned into a human woman. They would marry and have a son whose name would be Dangun. | ||
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채집하다 | ||
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Definition채집하다 is a verb that means "to gather". In addition to hunting, there was a division of labor with some members of tribes and/or communities that would gather edible food or other necessary resources for survival. | ||
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화살촉 | ||
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Definition화살촉 is the word for arrowheads in Korean. These were fashioned from stone and animal bone throughout prehistory. The way arrowheads were made is a clue regarding states of technology at the time, as well as the people who made them. | ||
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환웅 | ||
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Definition환웅 (Hwanung) is the son of the supreme deity, Hwanin. According to the legend, he wanted to leave Heaven and live on Earth. He is the father of Dangun, the demigod considered to be the first Korean who founded the first kingdom on the Korean Peninsula. | ||
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Definition환인 is the supreme deity in Korean mythology. He is akin to Zeus Greek mythology. He is the father of 환웅, who wanted to leave Heaven in order to live on Earth. | ||
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