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| Bulgasari | |
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| Hangul | 불가사리 |
| Revised Romanization | Bulgasari |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pulgasari |
The Bulgasari or Pulgasari (Korean : 불가사리; RR : Bulgasari; MR : Pulgasari) is a metal-eating legendary creature that appears in Korean mythology and folklore. [1] The creature is a composite creature with the body of a bear,the trunk of an elephant,the eyes of a rhinoceros,the claws of a tiger,and the tail of a bull. [2]
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In Korean,the name "Bulgasari" translates to "something impossible to kill";however,swapping the first Chinese character for a Korean character of the same pronunciation and choosing the corresponding Chinese character to that Korean character results in a spelling that translates to "something that can be killed by fire". [3]
Unlike many Western monsters,the Bulgasari is often portrayed as heroic as it causes destruction,punishing evil in society,although negative folktales about it also exist. [3]
