There have been disputes over the identity of the father of Jumong. In one legend, Jumong is the son of Hae Mo-su (Korean : 해모수; Hanja: 解慕漱) and
Lady Yuhwa (Korean : 유화부인;
Hanja : 柳花夫人), who was the daughter of Habaek (Korean : 하백;
Hanja : 河伯), the god of the Amnok River . Yet, according to an alternative interpretation, the sun god Haebak (Korean : 해밝). [8][9][10][11] Hae Mosu met Lady Yuhwa by a river where she was bathing, but Habaek disapproved of Hae Mosu, who returned to heaven. The river deity chased Lady Yuhwa away to Ubal river (Korean : 우발수;
Hanja : 優渤水), where she met and became the concubine of King Geumwa of Eastern Buyeo . Lady Yuwha was impregnated by sunlight and gave birth to an egg. [12] Geumwa tried to destroy the egg by trying to feed it to animals, who instead protected the egg from harm. Geumwa returned it to Lady Yuhwa. From the egg hatched a baby boy, who was named Jumong, meaning "skilled archer" in the ancient Buyeo