Chang-O
MythologyChinese
RoleGoddess of the moon
About Chang-O
Drank or swallowed the elixir of immortality and drifted up to the moon, where she remains with the jade rabbit. Wife of the archer Houyi, who shot down nine of ten scorching suns. The Mid-Autumn Festival honors her story. Chinese lunar probes are named Chang-E in her honor.
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