For those who never heard of them, Jeoseung Saja are psychopomp deities from korean mythology.
They are deities, whose task is to bring the souls of the dead to the underworld, but compared to Death (from western culture), there are not just one but more Jeoseung Saja, as they are a class of entities, work for more powerful underworld deities, and are mostly neutral or morally ambiguous. They tend to be male, but wear hanbok (the traditional clothing in korea) and gats (hats traditionally worn by men in korea); modern depictions tend to show them as having a pale skin and black clothing.
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u/Wendigo-Huldra_2003 9d ago edited 8d ago
For those who never heard of them, Jeoseung Saja are psychopomp deities from korean mythology.
They are deities, whose task is to bring the souls of the dead to the underworld, but compared to Death (from western culture), there are not just one but more Jeoseung Saja, as they are a class of entities, work for more powerful underworld deities, and are mostly neutral or morally ambiguous. They tend to be male, but wear hanbok (the traditional clothing in korea) and gats (hats traditionally worn by men in korea); modern depictions tend to show them as having a pale skin and black clothing.