According to the Samguk Yusa, Dangun retired from earthly rule at the age of 1,908 and transformed into Sansin, the mountain spirit of Asadal, achieving divine immortality rather than mortal death.
In Korean folk tales, Horangi crouches at Sansin's feet as servant and mount, carrying messages to villages, punishing the wicked who trespass sacred peaks, and guiding lost travelers home at the mountain spirit's command.
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