Archer of Chinese legend who shot down nine of the ten suns that were scorching the earth. His wife 嫦娥 drank his elixir of immortality and flew to the moon, a story told at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The story of Houyi shooting down the suns is known to every household.
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The 后 in his name is the old word for 'ruler', the character later used in 皇后 'empress', not the simplified form of 後 'behind', so traditional texts write 后羿 too. The sun story is 后羿射日, and he is a playable archer in 王者荣耀.
