religouse elements in zelda series

let it be from christianity to islam, hinduism and what not. if you have realized any interesting religiouse implementations the guys at nintendo put into the series and also specific games to, share your thoughts.

if you have also noticed any important themes that might also attribute to eligion, share those two.

off the top of my head the only thing right now i can mention are the three goddesses

first of all you spelled religous wrong.Secound what does religous components have to do with Zelda!

Originally Posted by LINK55555

first of all you spelled religous wrong.Secound what does religous components have to do with Zelda!

First of all, sentences start with a capital letter, and questions end with a question mark. Secondly, you spelled "religious" wrong as well.

Besides the mirror shield in OoT, I got nothing.

Well some ''religious'' people don't belive in video games, can not buy video games, or can not get it without beeing found out.

Originally Posted by MercuryMule

Good point.

Hylian Dan came up with this interesting theory that the Stone Tower Temple in MM is based on the Tower of Babel, which can be found here.

in the fire temple on OOT there is musilm poeple praying in the music. also the bird thing on princess zeldas dress is a symbol (i cant spell) of some Indain culture.

The bird is a Phoenix

Originally Posted by Valandil

The bird is a Phoenix

Really?
I thought it was an eagle or hawk...
Where'd you find that out?

Nobody actually knows if the bird is a phoenix or not. Some people believe it is, but it's never actually mentioned in any of the games as far as I know. So, you can continue to think it is whatever you want, because you can't technically be wrong.

Speaking of the bird/phoenix, it's not only on Zelda's dress. I think it's considered the Royal Crest of Hyrule, and it's found in various places, including on several of the shields in the game.

Its either a hawk or a Phoenix, can't really tell. Though it looks more like one to me

in TP at the shaman's house he calls it a sanctuary.

He's a shaman , thats a religious leader in some cultures.

Agahnim was a priest in the original Japanese version of LTTP (which was called Triforce of the Gods in the original Japanese version.)

The ferry in the shadow temple in OOT that you take to cross over to the other side (greek(?) mythology).

The three goddesses could be a reference to God being Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Also, Link and Zelda are reincarnated throughout the series, a reference to Hinduism.

Originally Posted by MercuryMule

Lol, a picture's worth a thousand words.

I do not think the point of this topic was to point out religious tribes within the games, but how some events in the game relates to real world religions.'

A priest is anyone who is an elite/guide in a religion.

A sanctuary is not neccisarily a religious location, it is simply a place that one can find peace.

The three goddesses could be a reference to God being Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Also, Link and Zelda are reincarnated throughout the series, a reference to Hinduism.

I do not see the relation between the Goddesses and the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

someone in the forum of the tower of babel mentioned that:
Power-God the Father
Courage- The son
Wisdom-the holy spirit in a nutshell you could agree that they coincide vaguely. the wisdom and power do, but im still thinking of whether courage could still be attributed to the son.