Heroes & Prophecies ยท China
Hou Yi
The Chinese mythic archer linked to the ten suns, celestial rescue, immortality, and Chang'e.
Legend File
Hou Yi aims at catastrophe. In the famous ten-suns cycle, too much solar power burns the world, and the archer restores livable order by shooting down the excess suns. Other traditions bind him to immortality medicine and Chang'e's ascent to the moon. His myths preserve heroism with a shadow: saving the world does not guarantee a whole home.
Source Framing
Chinese mythology around Hou Yi/Yi as mythic archer, especially the ten suns story, celestial catastrophe, restoration of one sun, links to Chang'e, immortality elixir traditions, and variant tellings by source and period.
