What is the name of the moon goddess who lives on the moon?

What is the name of the moon goddess who lives on the moon? Her name is Chang'e.

Chang'e is one of the best-known figures in Chinese mythology and is traditionally associated with the Moon Palace. In the most familiar version of her story, she is the wife of Houyi, the archer who shoots down nine of ten suns that have scorched the earth. Houyi receives an elixir of immortality, but Chang'e ultimately drinks it and rises to the Moon.

Different tellings treat the elixir differently. Some portray Chang'e as taking it to prevent an apprentice from stealing it, while older versions depict her as stealing it from Houyi. Her lunar home is not necessarily a punishment in every tradition; some versions emphasize her wish to remain near her husband.

Chang'e is central to the Mid-Autumn Festival, when families gather, admire the full Moon, and eat mooncakes. She is often accompanied by the Jade Rabbit, who is said to live on the Moon and prepare an elixir.