Zao Jun
Chinese · deity · mythic · deity
Kitchen God who watches each household and reports yearly to Heaven.
Domains
- hearth
- household
Powers
- Report the household's deeds to Heaven
- Ascend yearly to report the household to Heaven
Epithets
- 灶君
- 東廚司命
- 九天東廚煙主
Sources
- Liji (Book of Rites), Jifa chapter, c. 1st c. BCE
- Ge Hong, Baopuzi, 4th c. CE