Haetae
In Korean mythology, Haetae is a lion-like creature with a horn. It wards off fires and can judge human morality with a mere glance.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Korean mythology
- Region
- Korea (place of origin)
- Kind
- One-horned unicorn
- Trait family
- The Justice Beasts
- Symbols
- Lion
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Symbols
Judged against the description by a model. Meanings are our own paraphrase.
- Lion is The lion is ambivalent: solar majesty, courage, justice, guardianship, and resurrection coexist with lunar maternity, cruelty, war, destructive heat, and death.
why
In Korean mythology, Haetae is a lion-like creature with a horn.
Traits
Read from the figure's description, which a model wrote. Open "why" for the sentence a trait came from.
Behaviour
- Senses moral intent of intruders
why
Perhaps even more remarkable is the Haetae's capacity to judge human morality with a single glance.
- Only pure of heart may approach
why
It is said to appear in times of great moral crisis, offering guidance to those who are pure of heart and serving as a warning to those who have strayed from the path of righteousness.
Defensive powers
- Fire immunity
why
Known as a guardian and protector, the Haetae possesses an innate ability to ward off fires and natural disasters.
Utility powers
- Moral perception
why
Perhaps even more remarkable is the Haetae's capacity to judge human morality with a single glance.
Roles
Judged from the works' own entries, not from the description. Carries: the figure holds the role. Meets: the role is in its stories, held by something it meets.
- Father meets
1 citation
- Theresa Bane, Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore, s.v. "Hsieh-Chai."