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Hou Yi (Chinese: 后羿) is a mythological Chinese archer. He was also known as Shen Yi and simply as Yi (羿). He is also typically given the title of "Lord Archer". He is sometimes portrayed as a god of archery or a xian [1] descended from heaven to aid mankind. Other times, he is portrayed as either simply half-divine or fully mortal.
Chang'e (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː ŋ. ə / CHAHNG-ə; Chinese: 嫦娥; pinyin: Cháng'é), originally known as Heng'e (姮娥; Héng'é), is the goddess of the Moon and wife of Hou Yi, the great archer. Renowned for her beauty, Chang'e is also known for her ascending to the Moon with her pet Yu Tu, the Moon Rabbit and living in the Moon Palace ( 廣寒宮 ).
Feng Meng/Beng Meng (Peng Meng), or Fengmeng (Chinese: 逢蒙; pinyin: féng/péng méng; Wade–Giles: feng²/peng² meng²), was a figure from Chinese mythology closely associated with the divine archer Houyi.
Writer and producer Keith Dorrington has teamed with multicultural ad agency IW Group to produce the China-set adoption drama “Hou Yi.” Inspired by Dorrington’s experience working in China ...
Feng Meng: apprentice to Hou Yi, and his eventual murderer; Gao Yao; Gong Gong: water god/sea monster resembling a serpent or dragon; Guan Yu: god of brotherhoods, martial power, and war; Hànbá (旱魃) Houyi: archery deity; married to Chang'e, a moon goddess; Kua Fu: a giant who wanted to capture the sun
Moon Swallow of Rooftop (危月燕): Hou Taiyi; Fire Pig of Encampment (室火豬): Gao Zhen; Water Pangolin of Wall (壁水貐): Fang Jiqing; White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) Wood Wolf of Legs (Kui Mulang, 奎木狼): Li Xiong; Golden Dog of Bond (婁金狗): Zhang Xiong; Earth Pheasant of Stomach (胃土雉): Song Geng
According to some versions of the legend, Xiaotian Quan is said to be originally the hunting dog of the skilled archer Hou Yi. When ten suns scorched the earth, causing great suffering, Hou Yi courageously shot down nine of them, leaving only one to provide warmth.
In the Chu Ci • Heavenly Questions, it is recorded: "The Emperor sent Hou Yi to reform the people of Xia. Why did he shoot Hebo and take his wife Luoshen?" The passage is from the poem "Heavenly Questions" in the Chu Ci anthology. It tells the story of Hou Yi, a legendary archer who was sent by the Emperor to reform the people of Xia.