Tag: Shinto

Ever since they first appeared in Ocarina of Time, there have been a lot of questions regarding the divinity of both Jabu-Jabu and the Deku Tree, though Jabu-Jabu especially. Many fans ask just how they qualify as deities. They are by no means gods as Western audiences understand. They live and die, they are tangible, physical, breathing beings living in Hyrule like any other mortal race. “Clearly,” the Western audience must be thinking, “there must be something more to this….

This is an attempt to explore religion as it is practiced in Hyrule and surrounding territories and how real-world religious symbolism has influenced the Legend of Zelda series. Creepy Cool Crosses – The Classic Era The four-armed cross is a symbol for many cultures and traditions, but in modern times the cross is taken around the world as “the symbol for Christianity.” Rumor has it that before the creation of the third game (which described the mythology of the Three…