ID: 901002530 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002530	Record Type: Character/Person

	Chang'e (Chinese goddess)

Note: Chinese moon goddess; best known for stealing an elixir of immortality from her husband, the legendary archer Hou Yi. She was well-established as a popular deity by the Tang dynasty (618-906).

Display Date: by the Tang dynasty (618-906)

Names:

	Chang'e (Chinese goddess) (preferred,English-P)
	Hang'e (Chinese goddess) (English)
	Chang-Er (Chinese goddess) (English)
	Ch‘ang-o (Chinese goddess) (English)
	Heng'e (Chinese goddess) (English)
	嫦娥 (Chinese goddess) (Chinese-P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Chinese iconography> (P)
		........<Chinese characters> (P)
		............Chang'e (Chinese goddess) (I)

Related Iconography:

	consort/spouse of .... Hou Yi
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Chinese iconography, Chinese characters, Hou Yi (Chinese character)) [901002531]

Other Relationships:

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

	affiliated/associated with .... moon
	.....(extraterrestrial bodies, natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Chang'e (Chinese goddess)
	................Leeming, Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2005)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Hang'e (Chinese goddess)
	................Leeming, Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2005)
	Chang-Er (Chinese goddess)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Ch‘ang-o (Chinese goddess)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Heng'e (Chinese goddess)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	嫦娥 (Chinese goddess)
	................Wikipedia (2000-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/The_Moon_Goddess_Chang_E_-_Unidentified_artist%2C_after_Tang_Yin.jpg/800px-The_Moon_Goddess_Chang_E_-_Unidentified_artist%2C_after_Tang_Yin.jpg
	................ Leeming, Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2005)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 19 May 2023