Aryeong

History

She ruled alongside Hyeokgeose, and the two were called the “Two Sages”. Aryeongjeong, the well where she is said to have been born, is inside Oreung.

Legend

She is said to have been born from the side of a rooster-dragon beside the well, with lips like a beak that fell away when she was bathed in a stream.

Places in Gyeongju

• Gyeongju Five Royal Tombs

Other people of Silla

Bak Hyeokgeose · Seok Talhae · Kim Al-ji · Ichadon · Queen Seondeok · Kim Chun-chu (King Taejong Muyeol) · Kim Yu-sin · King Munmu · Wonhyo · Kim Dae-seong