While Japanese folklore features the Ashi-magari (foot-bender) and Chinese mythology includes foot-binding narratives, Korea offers a distinct narrative: the foot as the site of revelation. Princess Bari is not a goddess of feet per se , but a goddess whose divine identity is forged through the suffering and transformation of her feet. This paper will examine the etiology of her foot wounds, the symbol of the "eye on the sole," and how this iconography solidifies her role as the guide for the dead in the Joseongut (funerary ritual).
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