Comparisons between Greco-Roman and Ancient Chinese History have proofed to be enlightening in recent scholarship, as demonstrated by H.J.Kim, Ethnicity and Foreigners in Ancient Greece and China (London, 2009), and W.Scheidel (ed.), Rome andChina (New York; Oxford, 2009).Yet the comparison between Ancient Greek religion and Ancient Chinese religion remains a rare endeavour.In this paper I propose to compare the phenomenon of saving gods in Ancient Greece and China: both religious systems are polytheistic, with a range of gods with varying saving functions in different spheres of life, both provide worshippers with a diversity of recipes for their personal well-being predominantly (but not exclusively) in this-worldly matters.Some questions are: What role did these divinities play in the daily life of the ordinary people? What concerns and expectations are reflected by such religious phenomena? This paper seeks to move away from traditional scholarships focus on polis religion to the religious experience of the ordinary people.While the historical settings and cult practices differ in the two cultures, the participants basic psychology of the participants may transcend cultural boundaries and may prove comparable.