ID: 901002531 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002531	Record Type: Character/Person

	Hou Yi (Chinese character)

Note: Mythical archer, portrayed as half-divine or as a god of archery descended from heaven to aid mankind.

Names:

	Hou Yi (Chinese character) (preferred,English-P)
	Houyi (Chinese character) (English)
	Shen Yi (Chinese character) (English)
	后羿 (Chinese character) (Chinese-P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Chinese iconography> (P)
		........<Chinese characters> (P)
		............Hou Yi (Chinese character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	consort/spouse of .... Chang'e
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Chinese iconography, Chinese characters, Chang'e (Chinese goddess)) [901002530]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... archer
	.....(athletes, people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Hou Yi (Chinese character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-)
	................Leeming, Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2005)
	Houyi (Chinese character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Shen Yi (Chinese character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	后羿 (Chinese character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Leeming, Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2005)
	................ Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hou_Yi#/media/File:Houyi_Shooting_an_Arrow,_Xiao_Yuncong.gif
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)