Hou Yi
The divine archer who saved the world by shooting down nine of the ten suns. His heroic act brought salvation to humanity but cost him his immortality and eventual separation from his beloved wife Chang'e.
Divine domains
Gods of Archery
5 deities from 5 traditions whose entries in this atlas list archery among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Chinese
Greek
Apollo
God of sun, music, poetry, prophecy, and healing. Twin brother of Artemis, patron of the Muses and leader of the nine sisters.
Japanese
Hachiman
Syncretic god of war, archery, and protector of Japan and warriors. Originally Emperor Ojin deified. Patron of the samurai clans.
Korean
Jumong
The egg-born son of Heaven and of the River Earl's daughter, a peerless archer who flees East Buyeo when fish and turtles rise to bridge a river for him, founds Goguryeo at Jolbon, and in the earliest account ascends to heaven on a yellow dragon.
Roman
Apollo
God of the sun, music, poetry, prophecy, healing, and archery. One of the few gods whose name remained unchanged from Greek to Roman. Patron of the Sibylline Books and protector of Augustus.
Parallels across traditions
Editorial comparisons recorded on these entries; a shared role does not establish a shared origin.
Apollo (Greek) and Apollo (Roman)
Apollo is one of the few deities whose name remained unchanged in Roman religion, retaining all his Greek attributes
Compare Apollo and ApolloHou Yi (Chinese) and Apollo (Greek)
Both are divine archers associated with the sun, though Apollo drives the sun while Hou Yi shot them down
Compare Hou Yi and Apollo
Quick answers
- Who is the Chinese god of archery?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Chinese deity whose domains include archery is Hou Yi.
- Who is the Greek god of archery?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Greek deity whose domains include archery is Apollo.
- Who is the Japanese god of archery?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Japanese deity whose domains include archery is Hachiman.
- Who is the Korean god of archery?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Korean deity whose domains include archery is Jumong.
- Who is the Roman god of archery?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Roman deity whose domains include archery is Apollo.
Related domains
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