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Bulgae or pulgae (Korean: 불개; lit. fire dog) refers to the mythical fire dogs in Korean mythology. They come from the kingdom of darkness and always chase the Sun and Moon, causing eclipses when they bite both the celestial bodies.[1] Bulgae are strong and fierce dogs or hairy dogs which are likely to be the indigenous Korean dog breed sapsari, which means "ghost chasing dog".[2]
- ^ Encyclopedia of Korean folk literature = Han'guk minsok munhak sajŏn. Seoul. 2014. ISBN 978-89-289-0084-8. OCLC 899286491.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Krupp, E. C. (2008). Dinner date. Sky & Telescope, 116 (2), 43–44.