Seonangsin

Seonangsin
A 19th century tablet of the village deity Seonghwangsin (Seonangsin) on display in the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul
Korean name
Hangul
서낭신
Revised RomanizationSeonangsin
McCune–ReischauerSŏnangsin
Alternative name
Hangul
성황신
Hanja
城隍神
Revised RomanizationSeonghwangsin
McCune–ReischauerSŏnghwangsin

Seonangshin (Korean: 서낭신) is the patron deity of the village in Korean mythology. As the goddess of villages, boundaries, and war, the deity is one of the better-known Korean deities.

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