Case file · Folklore / legend
Jumong's egg birth on the Gwanggaeto Stele
The stele raised in 414 for King Gwanggaeto opens with Goguryeo's founder Chumo (Jumong), son of the Heavenly Emperor, born from an egg.
414 CE · 41.15, 126.22 · status: legend
The account
It is the oldest written version of the Jumong myth, in which fish and turtles form a bridge so he can cross a river and escape. The stele stands at Ji'an, now in China, the old Goguryeo capital.