Talk:Fire Temple (Ocarina of Time)

Religious Symbol
Recently I played Ocarina of Time again, (N64, 1.2, NTSC-U) and saw again the Fire Temple. There is a symbol that appears like writing on various solid objects. It is portrayed vertically. However in the very first room of the Temple, the symbol is portrayed horizontally and is mirrored front-back. This lies above the doors that lead to the areas behind the first room. While the symbol obviously contains the Greek letters theta and pi (Θ Π), in this horizontal view, the letter pi appears upside down. In Greek calligraphy U, V, Y and that upside down pi are considered to be alternative shapes of the letter ypsilon (Y). This, with the combination of a miniscule m (or so it appears) which is combined with a capital P or R (also in Greek calligraphy P and R are considered to be shapes of the same letter). This particular combination (mPΘU) is very similar (if not identical) to the mPΘU symbol that appears in Christian Orthodox sacred Icons (f.e. Russian or Greek) next to the Virgin Mary. Here is a link to Wikipedia (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meter_Theou_%28inlay%29.JPG). This here has a dash between m and P, but in other Icons that dash is not present like this one I got from Google : (http://fdathanasiou.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/panagia_h_xrusafitissa.jpg). In the last one the shape of V is different. This symbol is not strict, as f.e. the Cross, and it appears with slight differences - and is usually broken in two pieces as you can see. This symbol's presence may be a coincidence, but since the Fire Temple has been associated with Religious references (version 1.0 with the Islamic chant), I thought that it may not be a coincidence. It may be possible that someone (a designer) saw the symbol, didn't know it's origin or meaning (it means "Mother of God"), and included it in the game, just as it happened with the chant. In any way, it is weird, as the Fire Temple and the Death Mountain in general do resemble any Christian theme, or Russian Theme or Greek theme. I'd like to show this here and not in a forum, because it has major religious content and sometimes this kind of content is discouraged, restricted or removed in forums. What do you think about that one? I am confused.Gomess 512 (talk) 16:35, 14 March 2014 (UTC)