Goguryeo · Myth & belief
Samjogo
The three-legged crow seen within the sun in Goguryeo tomb imagery.
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Goguryeo murals show a crow associated with the sun, sometimes with three legs. It belongs to a wider East Asian visual tradition of the heavens.
Legacy
Samjogo is a symbolic creature rather than one named bird with a biography. Its enduring image links a dark silhouette with the brightness of the sun.