No. 015
Duduri
豆豆里두두리 (duduri)
Dokkaebi
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A deity worshipped around Gyeongju, traced to the Silla legend of Bihyeongnang and still revered in Goryeo. Also called mokmae (木魅), 'tree goblin', it is seen by some as a prototype of the dokkaebi.
Names
- Korean
- 두두리
- Hanja
- 豆豆里
- Revised Romanization
- duduri
- English
- Duduri
Other names
- 두두을 - Written 豆豆乙. (Source: Encyclopedia of Korean Folklore and Traditional Culture)
- 목랑 - Written 木郞. (Source: Encyclopedia of Korean Folklore and Traditional Culture)
- 목매 - 木魅, 'tree goblin'. (Source: Encyclopedia of Korean Folklore and Traditional Culture)
Related creatures
Attestations
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Encyclopedia of Korean Folklore and Traditional Culture Encyclopedia
What it says: The duduri belief article: the link to the Bihyeongnang legend, Yi Uimin's duduri shrine in Goryeo, the story from the 1231 Mongol invasion, the names mongnang and mokmae, and the dokkaebi-prototype and blacksmith theories.
Interpretation and notes
One view links the name to 'tapping/beating' and supposes its sacred object was a wooden club; another links it to an old word for blacksmith and to metal worship.