아버지의 건재와 부재로 읽는 <동명왕 신화> = The Meaning of Father’s Presence and Absence in < King Dongmyeong’s Myth >

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In this study, “The Myth of King Dongmyeong” was analyzed, focusing on the position of the mythical daughter and son of a father, who can be said to be the owner who opens the door to the strangers. A father could be the owner who opens the door to the inside, whereas a son and a daughter could be strangers to be accepted. Firstly whether the father’s position, which could have the authority of the owner, had been filled was firstly checked. The biological father’s position was not filled to the son, Jumong. Later, this was filled by Guemwa. Jumong left Guemwa’s territory, which could mean Jumong was not fully accepted by Guemwa. At the moment of crisis, Jumong summoned the heavenly father to exercise the power to escape the crisis. Through this, it was clear that the position of Jumong’s biological father, which seemed empty, was actually filled.
Yoowha, unlike Jumong, was imprisoned and could not even be the subject to vigilance. She let her son escape but she herself stayed in Guemwa’s territory. Through this, it could be concluded that Yoowha lived in the realm of father or Guemwa, where she could become a insider, but was at the edge of the boundary where her language was allowed. It could be read that Yoowha was posited in the boundary that both conditional and unconditional hospitality could not be applied. Based on this analysis, with Stranger and Hospitality as the keywords, a new meaning of giving Yoowha the status of ‘goddess’ could be sought through subsequent research.