Proof there is more than three god(desses)

[Bboy94]

Actually four is the true magic number(proven mathmeticly) so really it doesn't have relevance.

PM me if you want to know why it is four. If you know why, I will be your lackey for a day.

[Mysterious F.]

I think the goddesses were based, in figure and actions, off of ancient 'western' religions, particularily Ancient Greek Paganism.

[darkphantomime]

I can see your logic there... Nayru would be modeled after Athena, Goddess of wisdom. Farore I believe would be modeled after Artemis, goddess of the moon and the hunt. But as for whom Din would be modeled after... I'm not sure... probably Demeter, as she was associated with the Earth, grain, and the Seasons.

[Mysterious F.]

Exactly. Very good.  :)

And Jabu-Jabu would be Poseidon or an early water god. The frog wind guy is a ?, while the snake one is too. As for time, mabye we could figure that one out a little easier.

[Commodore Axilon]

Is Jabu-Jabu really a god though? I mean, he doesn't really do anything.

[darkphantomime]

THe parallels may only be drawn between the three golden goddesses and three whom I just mentioned. They are related by power and what they preside over.

But the others, Jabu-jabu, the frogs and typhon, they're all demi-gods. None of them really associate with any of the gods of greco-roman myth.

I don't believe the hylians worship gods other than the Golden trinity, and besides, the greeks would devote their time to one patron god or goddess, rather than to all of them. And I don't believe there were any sacrificial rituals   to appease the gods in ANY of the Zelda games.

[Davros]

What proof is there that Jabu Jabu is a god at all? As far as I can see he simply seems to be a large mammal/fish with a crown of some sort placed apon his head that is fed and looked after by zora royalty. Jaboon on the other hand (WW) seems to have a much higher form of intelligence, although one could argue that he is more of a guardian as his role in life seems to be to guard his pearl.

[Evilslayer]

Jabu-Jabu is a god, as stated by one of the Zoras in OoT. I wonder if he might be related to the Wind Fish...

[Mysterious F.]

I'll make a comment that's rather funny: The Romans had a God of the Sewer.  ;)

Probably not, the Wind Fish is a whale, as stated in LA indirectly.

Jabu-Jabu was stated by King Zora to be a god, when he slid across his throne during the Child part of the game.

They are gods, Demi-gods or regular gods, undeniably. It's possible they were born by other gods. And the Goddess of Time wouldn't be a minor god if she controlled time, which would be major.

[Commodore Axilon]

Why? All the major goddesses represent the intangible ideas Power, Wisdom, and Courage. Having "Time" in there would be pretty odd, no? I'm assuming the minor deities represent the more tangible facets of the universe, where "Time" would fit in nicely.

[Mysterious F.]

Time is a major prospect of the world of Termina. Time is a major prospect of life in all of the universes, and to consider the Goddess of Time to be a minor goddess would be denying this.

[Commodore Axilon]

Power, Courage, Wisdom,...Time? Yeah, that makes sense.

[Bboy94]

Courage, Wisdom, Power, Passion. I have filled the TRIFORCE. Passion=Majora.

[Commodore Axilon]

I would think that if there was a fourth creator deity, it would probably be mentioned somewhere. And it's a lot like the Tetraforce thing: is there really any need? It just seems like a frivolous "ZOMG wouldnt this b kool!" kinda thing.

[Bboy94]

>_> Well it is.