Case file · Folklore / legend
Bihyeong and the bridge built by goblins
Bihyeong, son of the dead King Jinji's ghost, was said to lead the gwisin (spirits) of Silla, who built a stone bridge over a stream in a single night.
600 CE · 35.83, 129.21 · status: legend
The account
The Samguk yusa says King Jinpyeong heard Bihyeong roamed with goblins at night and set him tasks; the 'Ghost Bridge' (Gwigyo) near Sinwonsa resulted. Folk charms invoking Bihyeong to drive off spirits were still used in the Joseon era. It is often cited as an early dokkaebi-type story.