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Changgwi (tiger's thrall ghost)
창귀 (changgwi)
Ghost
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The ghost of a person eaten by a tiger. It becomes the tiger's servant, attending it and guiding its way, and is freed only when it leads another person to be eaten.
Names
- Korean
- 창귀
- Hanja
- No hanja attested in a source
- Revised Romanization
- changgwi
- English
- Changgwi (tiger's thrall ghost)
Abilities
- Calls out people it knows so the tiger can take them.
- Always weeps and sings mournful songs.
Weaknesses
- It loves sour plum fruit, conches and whelks, and while eating them forgets to guard the tiger, which then falls into the trap.
Attestations
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Encyclopedia of Korean Folklore and Traditional Culture Encyclopedia
What it says: The changgwi article: its role as the tiger's thrall, its habit of luring acquaintances, the taboo on marrying into a family that lost someone to a tiger, and its weakness.