Zao Jun
The domestic deity who resides in the kitchen and reports on each household's conduct to the Jade Emperor at the end of each year. Families make sweet offerings to ensure his favorable report.
Divine domains
Gods of Hearth
3 deities from 3 traditions whose entries in this atlas list hearth among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Chinese
Greek
Hestia
Goddess of the hearth, home, and family. The firstborn of Cronus and Rhea, she maintained eternal virginity and tended the sacred fire of Olympus.
Roman
Vesta
Goddess of the hearth, home, and family. Her sacred fire in the Forum Romanum symbolized Rome's eternal life. Served by the Vestal Virgins, priestesses who tended her sacred flame.
Parallels across traditions
Editorial comparisons recorded on these entries; a shared role does not establish a shared origin.
Hestia (Greek) and Vesta (Roman)
Vesta is the direct Roman equivalent, goddess of the hearth and sacred household fire
Compare Hestia and VestaHestia (Greek) and Zao Jun (Chinese)
The Kitchen God's entry already lists Hestia; both preside over the domestic hearth and family harmony
Compare Hestia and Zao JunZao Jun (Chinese) and Vesta (Roman)
Both protect the household and are associated with the hearth fire
Compare Zao Jun and Vesta
Quick answers
- Who is the Chinese god of hearth?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Chinese deity whose domains include hearth is Zao Jun.
- Who is the Greek god of hearth?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Greek deity whose domains include hearth is Hestia.
- Who is the Roman god of hearth?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Roman deity whose domains include hearth is Vesta.
Related domains
Built from each deity's catalog entry. See every domain side by side on Divine Domains, or browse every cross-pantheon parallel.