Hodori and Gomdoori
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Hodori (Korean: 호돌이) and Gomdoori (Korean: 곰두리) were the official mascots of the 1986 Asian Games, the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Paralympics.
Characteristics
Hodori and Gomdoori were designed by Kim Hyun and Lee Yun Soo respectively as an amicable Amur tiger and Asian black bear respectively.
Hodori
"Ho" (호) is derived from the Korean word for tiger ("horangi", 호랑이), and "dori" (돌이) is a diminutive for boys in Korean. The name Hodori was chosen from 2,295 suggestions sent in by the public.
Gomdoori
According to Korean ancestral culture, bears are known for their courage and wisdom, which is reflected by the existence of two sister constellations: Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. The two bears chosen as mascots are of a species known as the Asian black bear. This practice was common on the Korean peninsula and was marked by the white V-shaped chest mark. The two chosen mascots are brothers tied by a rope to the leg; this demonstrates the brotherhood, guidance, coherent and coexistent cooperation and relationship that the Olympic and Paralympic Games would have now: dreamt of by the Organizing Committee of this edition of the Paralympics. They also represented achievements and camaraderie recorded during the event. The name chosen for the mascots was Gomdoori.
See also
External links
Media related to Hodori at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceded byHidy and Howdy | Olympic mascot Hodori Seoul 1988 | Succeeded byMagique |
| Preceded byDan D. Lion | Paralympic mascot Gomdoori Seoul 1988 | Succeeded byAlpy |