Editing Solar deity (section)

=== Chinese mythology ===
[[File:转动的太阳神鸟金饰 Spinning Golden Sun Bird.gif|thumb|[[Golden Sun Bird|Sun and Immortal Birds Gold Ornament]] by [[Shu (state)|ancient Shu]] people. The center is a sun pattern with twelve points around which four [[Three-legged crow|birds]] fly in the same counterclockwise direction, [[Shang dynasty]]]]
[[File:Xi He.JPG|thumb|Statue of the sun goddess [[Xihe (deity)|Xihe]] charioteering the sun, being pulled by a [[Chinese dragon|dragon]], in [[Hangzhou]]]]
In [[Chinese mythology]] (cosmology), there were originally ten suns in the sky, who were all brothers. They were supposed to emerge one at a time as commanded by the Jade Emperor. They were all very young and loved to fool around. Once they decided to all go into the sky to play, all at once. This made the world too hot for anything to grow. A hero named [[Hou Yi]], honored to this day, shot down nine of them with a bow and arrow to save the people of the Earth.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hou Yi|url=https://mythopedia.com/chinese-mythology/gods/hou-yi/|last=Hamilton|first=Mae|website=Mythopedia|access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>

In another myth, a [[solar eclipse]] was said to be caused by a magical dog or dragon biting off a piece of the Sun. The referenced event is said to have occurred around 2136 BC; two royal astronomers, Ho and Hi, were executed for failing to predict the eclipse. There was a tradition in China to make lots of loud celebratory sounds during a solar eclipse to scare the sacred beast away.<ref>{{cite web|title=How 5 Ancient Cultures Explaiined Solar Eclipses|url=https://www.history.com/news/how-5-ancient-cultures-explained-solar-eclipses|last=Waldek|first=Stefanie|website=History.com|access-date=29 July 2020|date=30 August 2018}}</ref>

The Deity of the Sun in Chinese mythology is Ri Gong Tai Yang Xing Jun (Tai Yang Gong/Grandfather Sun) or Star Lord of the Solar Palace, Lord of the Sun. In some mythologies, Tai Yang Xing Jun is believed to be Hou Yi.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

Tai Yang Xing Jun is usually depicted with the Star Lord of the Lunar Palace, Lord of the Moon, Yue Gong Tai Yin Xing Jun (Tai Yin Niang Niang/Lady Tai Yin). Worship of the [[moon goddess]] [[Chang'e]] and her festivals are very popular among followers of [[Chinese folk religion]] and [[Taoism]]. The goddess and her holy days are ingrained in [[Chinese popular culture]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chang'e|last=Hamilton|first=Mae|url=https://mythopedia.com/chinese-mythology/gods/chang-e/|website=Mythopedia|access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>