I titled this blog so because during the ancient times of Korea (especially the Kingdom of Silla), eggs and deers held a really significant supernatural meaning. Did you know, that King Hyeokgeose of Silla and King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (both were the founders of their kingdom) were said to have been hatched from eggs? Yes, you don't misread. King Hyeokgeose was found in the Najeong well in the form of an egg. When it hatched, the people from the surrounding area considered him a 'son gifted by heavens' and so they made him king. Meanwhile King Dongmyeong was born the way a bird is hatched (I don't mean anything rude, but it is what I summarized from his birth story). The King's mother, Lady Yuhwa, was said to have been impregnated by sunlight and then gave birth to an egg. In the care of the Kingdom of Eastern Buyeo's royal family (a kingdom that preceded the Three Kingdoms of Korea), the egg hatched and Jumong (the King's childhood name) was born.
Song Ilgook as King Dongmyeong in "Jumong"
Now you see how powerful your 'Eggs Benedict' can be. Because eggs to the people at the time were like, the cocoon of greatest rulers of ancient Korea. It is where these great men literally came from. And what of deers? Well, thanks to my favoritism of Queen Seondeok and the Kingdom of Silla, I can't really see the significant meaning of deers in each of the two kingdoms. However, you know very much well of the king's crown (or queen regnant) of Silla. What you don't realize, It was modeled from the antlers of deers. So, you can't very much deny its significance to Silla. Deers are also said to have been a symbol of longevity, since deers are the company of the god of longevity in Chinese mythology. And so, with that logic, it may really held a significant meaning not only in Silla, but the other two kingdoms as well (because the crown might have been modeled so it will bless the king with a long life). But you may have wondered, why deers particularly? I might have to thank my favoritism again.
And what about my blog domain? Well, I thought it would seem very unfair if I put any references of the Three Kingdoms again, so I scoured my mind for something from the later kingdoms (or should I say dynasties) of Korea. Then in an instant, I thought, norigaes (women pendant accessories in Joseon) are pretty charming. Why, because at least to me, norigaes were like a 'simplified version' of the sets of glamorous body accessories that were used to be worn by women of the ancients.
Since the Joseon dynasty favors humility and virtue above all else in a person, any excessive jewelries are best to be taken off. No earrings, since Neo-Confucianism (state religion of Joseon) abhors ear piercing, necklaces and bracelets were not worn since they might have thought to be immodest. And in my hypothesis, to create a good-luck charm (or I strongly think, new fashion accessories out of their boredom), the norigaes are made. They were usually made of precious stones and so, they are really the brand new luxurious jewelry. But I must say, I have no idea when norigaes were created. It could have been earlier, but I don't see them during the Three Kingdoms, so it could have been sometime in between that and the Joseon dynasty. (But, in the drama 'The Great Seer" which was set during the final years of the Goryeo dynasty, there's no norigae hanging from the ladies' clothes)
And so, to put it in summary, I chose the blog title 'Almighty Eggs and Deers' because of their own almighty qualities and their hallowed properties (yeah, I use the word 'hallowed' like J. K. Rowling) according to the ancient people of Korea, and I chose the domain 'charming norigae' because of it's high association with the era that was so often being chosen for the sageuk serials, the Joseon dynasty. But, really, all in all, because they were the first names that pop up in my head that was categorized as 'anti-mainstream sageuk review blog names', and they sounded quite catchy to my ears:D
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