Origin: Korea - The guardian god of Korean folklore. The white represents the country of Korea; the dragon represents the eastern direction. It's said to be a deification of the sun rising from the eastern horizon.
The White Dragon, a holy beast from Korean mythology that's said to protect the nation.
Its white scales give off a holy shine that represents the nation of Korea itself.
Nomenclature
The English and Japanese spellings of this demon's name have a slight error. While 龍 (dragon) is pronounced yong (용) as a standalone word in the South Korean dialect (due to the initial sound rule), in the compound word 白龍 it is pronounced ryong (룡).
Names in Other Languages
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
ペクヨンPekuyon
Transcription of (grammatically incorrect) Korean *baek yong.