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The congenial kitchen god
Zao-shen (pictured) was
thought to oversee people’s
homes and bring prosperity
and good fortune to
deserving families.
notable exceptions, most gods were not related to one another
by marriage or parentage.
Among the hundreds of separate members of this complex
collection of gods were what might be called minor local spirits.
These included household deities who supposedly protected the
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