Cheonjiwang descended from heaven and lay with the earthly woman Chongmabuyin, who bore him the twin sons Daebyeolwang and Sobyeolwang before the Heavenly King returned to his celestial realm.
Cheonjiwang presides over Cheonsang as the supreme sovereign of heaven, descending to earth only when cosmic disorder threatens the balance of the world below.
Cheonjiwang appointed Samshin Halmoni as the goddess of childbirth after she proved her nurturing power in a flower-growing contest, making her the divine authority over every human birth under heaven's mandate.
When two suns scorched the earth and two moons froze the nights, Cheonjiwang shot down one Hae-nim and one Dal-nim to make the world bearable for living things.
Each Lunar New Year, Jowangsin ascends from the kitchen hearth to Cheonjiwang's heavenly court, delivering her report on the household's conduct and determining its fortune for the coming year.
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