Houyi (后羿), also called simply Yi, was a mythological Chinese archer. He was the chief of the Youqiong Tribe (有窮國) during the Xia Dynasty. His wife, Chang'e, became a lunar deity. Supposedly, in ancient times, there were ten suns that came out in turns, but, tiring of this routine, decided to come out all at once. It became so hot that rocks were melting, people dying, and plants withering, so the current emperor, Yao, begged the father of the suns, Dijun, … Wikipedia