Originally Posted by Darknut King

Also don't forget that the two Heros you mention, the Hero of Twilight and Hero of Winds are both the next heros after the HoT, along the two timelines, so at that time, he was the only hero to actually reference, unless you believe the FS saga is actually first, in which case yes there perhaps should have been a reference to the other hero.

As for the difference in name of the HoT's bow, as discussed before, TP comes in the child line, where Link did not have the Fairy Bow, he did however pick up the Hero's Bow in MM, which he may of then brought back to Hyrule if he returned. It could also be a reference to a previous Hero that we have not heard of before, as we know of no reason why the Gorons would hold the bow with the pride they do.

As for the other games, they were created before the HoT was even an idea, therefore there is no mention of him. So really he is only spoke of in the two 'direct' sequals to the games he featured in. Not really that over-referenced IMO.