Kumiho
animal_ally earth Korean single tradition · 3
It is a fox spirit.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1392 CE
- Attested period
- 1392 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Korean novels of the Joseon dynasty.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kun, Kurabokko, Kurage-no-hinotama, Kurupi, Kye-ryong, Kyourinrin, Kyūbi-no-kitsune, Kyūketsuki, Kushtaka, Bakeneko, Mujina, Bak, Nekomata, Boto Encantado, Mąʼii, Itachi, Tsuchigumo, Kawauso, Lady White Snake, Ichchhadhari Nag, Yuxa, Pipa Jing, Selkie, Tanuki, Toyotama-hime, Tsuru Nyōbō, Kaeru Nyōbō, Hamaguri Nyōbō, Tako Nyōbō, bul-yeowoo, baeg-yeowoo, maegu, hogwi, kupua, Kraken, Krasue, Kurma, Kudan, Koro-pok-guru, Korrigan, Koshchei, Koto-furunushi, Krasnoludek, Krampus, Kting Voar, Kuarahy Jára, Kubikajiri, Kuchisake-onna, Kuda-gitsune, Kui, Kujata, Kukudhi, Kukwes, Kulshedra, Kumakatok, huli jing, Jorōgumo
- syncretized with
- kitsune, hồ ly tinh, Jiuweihu
Mentioned by
- kupua
- Kraken
- Krasue
- Kurma
- Kudan
- Koro-pok-guru
- Korrigan
- Koshchei
- Koto-furunushi
- Krasnoludek
- Krampus
- Kting Voar
- Kuarahy Jára
- Kubikajiri
- Kuchisake-onna
- Kuda-gitsune
and 8 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Kumiho (Korean) – Fox spirit”
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“Kitsune, Huli Jing, hồ ly tinh and Kumiho (fox)”
#5290 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“As a result, kumiho is depicted almost exclusively as a demonic entity. In the 2021 animated film The Devil's Conqueror (Eoksoe Defeats Devil, 악마를 이긴 억쇠), for example, the devil character is identified with the kumiho.”
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