Editing Archery (section)

===Mythology===
[[File:Vishwamitra archery training-1.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Vishwamitra]] archery training from [[Ramayana]]]]
[[File:Herakles the Archer - Émile Antoine Bourdelle - ABDAG004586.jpg|thumb|''Herakles the Archer'' by [[Émile Antoine Bourdelle]]]]

Deities and heroes in several mythologies are described as archers, including the Greek [[Artemis]] and [[Apollo]], the Roman [[Diana (mythology)|Diana]] and [[Cupid]], the Germanic [[Agilaz]], continuing in legends like those of [[Wilhelm Tell]], [[Palnetoke]], or [[Robin Hood]]. Armenian [[Hayk]] and Babylonian [[Marduk]], Indian [[Karna]] (also known as Radheya/son of Radha), [[Abhimanyu]], [[Eklavya]], [[Arjuna]], [[Bhishma]], [[Drona]], [[Rama]], and [[Shiva]] were known for their shooting skills. The famous archery competition of hitting the eye of a rotating fish while watching its reflection in the water bowl was one of the many archery skills depicted in the ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref>
[http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/digital-illustration-of-skilled-archer-arjuna-aiming-arrow-at-fish-hung-from-revolving-wheel-above-h-dorling-kindersley.jpg Digital illustration of skilled archer Arjuna aiming arrow at fish hung from revolving wheel above by Doring Kindersley], Fine Art America</ref>
Persian [[Arash (mythology)|Arash]] was a famous archer. Earlier Greek representations of [[Heracles]] normally depict him as an archer. Archery, and the bow, play an important part in the epic poem the ''Odyssey,'' when Odysseus returns home in disguise and then bests the suitors in an archery competition after hinting at his identity by stringing and drawing his great bow that only he can draw, a similar motif is present in the Turkic Iranian heroic archeheroic poem ''Alpamysh''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zhimunsky|first=Victor|date=1966|title=The Epic of 'Alpamysh' and the Return of Odysseus|journal=Proceedings of the British Academy|volume=52|pages=267–286}}</ref>

The {{Transliteration|grc|[[Nymphai Hyperboreioi]]}} ({{lang|grc|Νύμφαι Ὑπερβόρειοι}}) were worshipped on the Greek island of Delos as attendants of [[Artemis]], presiding over aspects of archery; {{Transliteration|grc|Hekaerge}} ({{lang|grc|Ἑκαέργη}}), represented distancing, {{Transliteration|grc|Loxo}} ({{lang|grc|Λοξώ}}), trajectory, and {{Transliteration|grc|Oupis}} ({{lang|grc|Οὖπις}}), aim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/NymphaiHyperboreiai.html |title=Nymphai Hyperboreioi at Theoi Greek Mythology |publisher=Theoi.com |access-date=26 March 2013}}</ref>

[[Hou Yi|Yi the archer]] and his apprentice [[Feng Meng]] appear in several early Chinese myths,<ref name="selby">{{citation
| title= Chinese Archery
| last= Selby| first = Stephen
| publisher= Hong Kong University Press
| year= 2000
| isbn= 978-9622095014
}}</ref> and the historical character of [[Zhou Tong (archer)|Zhou Tong]] features in many fictional forms. [[Jumong]], the first [[Taewang]] of the [[Goguryeo]] kingdom of the [[Three Kingdoms of Korea]], is claimed by legend to have been a near-godlike archer. Archery features in the story of Oguz Khagan. Similarly, archery and the bow feature heavily into historical Korean identity.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ok|first1= Gwang|last2= Seokgyu|first2= Choi|first3= Hee|last3= Surk Jeong|date=2010|title='The Disturbance of War': The Ancient Origin and Development of Korean Archery|journal=The International Journal of the History of Sport|volume=27|issue=3|pages=523–536|doi=10.1080/09523360903556824|s2cid=161376479}}</ref>

In [[West Africa]]n [[Yoruba religion|Yoruba]] belief, [[Ochosi|Osoosi]] is one of several deities of the hunt who are identified with bow and arrow iconography and other insignia associated with archery.