What is Hyeokgeose?
'''Hyeokgeose''' ({{ko-hhrm|혁거세|赫居世}}) was the first king of [[Silla]] (신라), a the kingdom of ancient south-west [[Korea]], from B.C. 57 to B.C. 935. == Mythology == === Birth of Hyeokgeose === In B.C. 69, six village chiefs gathered with their children and announced that “We have been living disorderly. It because we do not have a [[Great Chief]] on our villages. So, let’s set someone on the throne who is a virtuous person and found a nation.” At that time, they found the strange light looked like thunderbolt on [[Yang-san]] (양산) . When they climbed the mountain to observe the light, The light went up to the sky at [[Najung]] (난정), the foot of Yang-san. And They found a white horse that was bowing. The horse flew up to the sky after it howled a long time. As soon as it left, they looked through the place and they found a big purple egg. The people broke the egg, and they reached out one boy who looked nice and beautiful. When people washed him at [[Dongchun]] (동천), his body shines and birds and beasts came to dance and sing. Also the sky and the earth shook and the sun and the moon became clear. After then, people named him [[King]] Hyeokgeose, meaning bright [[Rulers|ruler.]] === Birth of Queen === When the son of the sky came down to the earth, he suggested that Hyeokgeose has to find good wife for him. At that time, [[Gyeryong]] (계룡), which is a [[dragon]] looked like [[Chicken|rooster]], came down from the sky to [[Alyeong-jung]] (알영정) in [[Sarang-ri in South Korea|Sarang-ri]] (사량리) and bore a beautiful girl who had chicken [[beak]] under the dragon’s left [[rib]]. When people moved and washed her at [[Bookchun in South Korea|Bookchun]] (북천) in [[Walsung]] (월성), the beak chipped off. So the people called the place [[Balchun in South Korea|Balchun]] (발천) and named her [[Alyeong]]. === Marriage === The people built up the [[palace]] at the foot of South mountain and brought up two [[Baby|babies]], who are Hyeokgeose and his wife to be a [[prince]] and [[princess]]. === Death === After 61 years from he st