Hou Yi: Chinese God of archery

      Forget Green Arrow or Robin Hood!  The real hero with the bow and arrow is Hou Yi, Chinese God of Archery and hero of mankind!  Although most gods of mythology demand respect, Hou Yi is a pretty chill guy.  He's always calm and clearheaded.  There's only one time he lost his cool, but we'll talk about that in a minute.  He's known as a hero who aids mankind, so obviously he's loved by the people.  He loves humans, and does a lot of good for them, including scaring off bad water gods and killing monsters for them.  He would stop at nothing to assist his precious people, even shooting down the suns.
      Remember when I said Hou Yi lost his cool once?  Well this ties in with the story of him and the 10 suns.  In Chinese Mythology, there were originally 10 suns, who are all represented by three-legged crows called sunbirds.  These sunbirds were the suns of the god Di Jun.  At first, the sunbirds did their duty: travel around the world to warm the land.  Eventually, the birds were tired of the routine, so they became a little naughty.  All 10 birds rose at the same time, heating up the earth.  It got way too hot, and the emperor begged Di Jun to stop them.  Di Jun sent Hou Yi to stop them by scaring them off.  Hou Yi agreed, as he wanted to end the problem peacefully.  But with one sight of the burnt land, Hou Yi wasn't too happy.  He decided to kill them.  he killed nine of them, and he was about to kill the last one when the emperor reminded him that they still needed one.  The last sunbird was completely scared, so he did his job correctly from then on.
      You'd think that Hou Yi would be praised for his accomplishment.  He was praised by the humans, but Du Jun was angry that Hou Yi killed his sons.  He decided to banish him from heavens, thinking that since Hou Yi loved the humans so much, he will live like them.  Hou Yi didn't hold a grudge, though.  In fact, he set off to save China.  On one of his adventures, he met his wife Chang'e.  But Chang'e unknowingly drank immortality elixirs and became the goddess of the moon.  After his loss, he became a tyrant.  He was then killed by an apprentice of his out of jealousy.

Symbols: bow and arrow
Title: Defender of the Earth
Alt Versions: In some versions, he isn't a tyrant.  He is a wonderful king who ruled the land he saved.