I just got an illuminationL there is no ancient cooking gods. Not to my knowledge. There are modern cooking gods: Nigella Lawson, Martha Stewart, Gordon Ramsay, Jaimie Oliver, Kristopher Kimball, etc... They are on the small sceen, showing recipies, getting in various mood and being far from perfect all the time. They are on a piedestal for better and worst but mainly for their cooking expertise.
There is no counterpart in ancient time. No gods, no goddesses are seen in the act of cooking. No myth where we see Hephaistus roasting a piece of meat in the fire of his forge. Demeter is the godess of agriculture and cereals but not of meal preparation. Hestia is the goddess of domestic life but we don't see her very often in myths. She is barely seen in scarce myth. She lives on Mount Olympus but no mention of her activities. There is some sacrifice made by various heroes and that's all. There is a purpose to these sacrifice.
So, this phenomenon of the cooking god is a modern one. I guess that cooking may not be an important facet of life in ancient time. Getting the food was important but not the aspect of consuming or ingesting it. Would be nice to see Hephaistos cooking a chicken kebab in his forge. Indirectly,, I would see him as a god of BBQ. There would be also Hestia who would deserve a sauce in her name. She would be perfect to prepare condiment or sauce. She would be the master of secret ingredients. Demeter would be great in producing the produce for cooking. A perfect combination between Demeter, Hephaistos and Hestia would result in an interesting cooking show.
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