General characteristics of Korean legends about the founding of states

Abstract

This scientific article is devoted to the analytical analysis and study of legends about the founding of the first states in Korea. The Korean people consider themselves descendants of heavenly and earthly deities who descended on our Earth and formed the first state on the Korean peninsula. This knowledge gives rise to the formation and development of the mentality and consciousness of Koreans as a single nation. The relevance of this article is that, to date, Korea, as a country, has great popularity among young people, culturally, politically and economically. This article will allow to study in more detail the appearance of the Korean nation, as well as the formation and development of their mentality through the analysis of their national legends. In addition, it will allow learning to more deeply the literature of Korea, which is important, when studying Korean studies as a science.