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Common evidence for this theory is as follows:  
Common evidence for this theory is as follows:  
# The Rito have the same monarchical system as the Zora.
# The Rito have the same monarchy/worship system as the Zora.
# The Earth Sage, [[Laruto]] (a Zora) indicates that her descendant is [[Medli]] (a Rito).
# The Earth Sage, [[Laruto]] (a Zora) indicates that her descendant is [[Medli]] (a Rito).
# The [[Zora's Sapphire]] symbol is seen on [[Medli]]'s and [[Komali]]'s clothes.
# The [[Zora's Sapphire]] symbol is seen on [[Medli]]'s and [[Komali]]'s clothes.
# Zora are usually shown to be Fresh-water creatures - even in ''Majora's Mask'', they do not go far off shore, and mostly stay in a freshwater cavern, and in ''Phantom Hourglass'', the only Zora still visible are the river-dwelling type.
# Ganondorf specifically says that the sea itself is nearly devoid of life.
# The Goddesses were trying to hide Hyrule, and so even if Zora could survive in salt-water, the Goddesses would probably not want them to be spilling the secret and indirectly endangering the peoples.


However, some of these arguments can be countered:
However, some of these arguments can be countered:
# A monarchial system is used by most races and most of the shown populations.
# Medli's heritage could merely be the result of a Zora interbreeding with the Rito.
# Another Rito strongly resembles (and is somewhat implied to be a descendant of) the postman. It's very well possible that some of the races can interbreed, causing a Rito to be the descendant of a Zora. Similarly, it is unlikely that the races in ''Ocarina of Time'' all evolved into [[Hylian]]s, while the sages in [[A Link to the Past]] were Hylians and indicated to be descendants of the sages who locked up [[Ganondorf]] in the [[Sacred Realm]].
# Medli's heritage could explain her outfit.


==Notable Rito==
==Notable Rito==