Susin

Susin () is a goddess of Goguryeo. Along with Godeungsin () and Yeongseongsin (), she was one of the principal deities in the Goguryeo pantheon.

Name and Identity Susin is interpreted as either a cave deity or a grain deity. While she is generally regarded as the same figure as Lady Yuhwa,徐永大,《高句麗의 國家祭祀- 東盟을 중심으로》, 韓國史硏究 120, 2003, 13~15쪽 ; 張志勳,《韓國古代의 地母神信仰》, 史學硏究 58ㆍ59, 1999, 81~84쪽; 韓鈴和,《高句麗地母神信仰과 母處制》, 史學硏究 58ㆍ59, 1999, 208쪽. the mother of Dongmyeong, there is also a view that identifies this deity with Ungnyeo, the mother of Dangun.제왕운기, 삼국유사에 송양(비류부)이 단군의 후손이라는 기록이 있는데 이들은 고구려 초기 강력한 토착 세력으로 이들의 제의를 이어왔다는 주장이다. 제의 장소 또한 나라 동쪽의 큰 동굴이라는 점이 단군신화와 통하며, 곰이 사람으로 다시 태어났듯이 생명의 씨를 얻는 과정의 표현으로 해석한다. - 최일례, 《고구려인의 관념에 보이는 단군신화의 투영 맥락 -비류부의 정치적 위상을 중심으로-》, 한국사상과 문화 55, 2010.

Worship Susin was believed to reside in Gukdong Daehyeol (), a cave located east of the capital; in 1983, a site presumed to be the remains of a cave dwelling was discovered on a mountainside near Gungnae. According to the Book of the Later Han, Goguryeo held a ritual in honor of Susin every year in October:

According to the New Book of Tang, Susin was one of the principal deities of the 7th-century Goguryeo pantheon:

See also Lady Yuhwa Ungnyeo

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