Goddess: Chang-E (China) [pronounced CHAHNG-euh] Chang-E, goddess of the moon, was originally a mortal woman who, by mistake, swallowed a drink of immortality that was intended for her husband. Instantly, Chang-E lifted into the sky, and when she landed on the moon, the hare and the toad who lived there welcomed here. Chang-E still looks down to Earth from her home in the sky, protecting children as they sleep. She is also know as Chang-O or Chang-Mu. Her sacred animal is the toad. Source: Mutén, B. Goddesses: A world of Myth and Magic, Barefoot Books, 2003. Page last updated 6 Jan 2006 Website Design and Myths & Magic logo by Míchealín Ní Dhochartaigh Copyright © 2006 Ireland's OWN All Rights Reserved.