#sand goddess

[lucifeena]

My interpretation of the Sand Goddess based on the figures in TP and OOT

[deiliamedlini]

Linktober- Day 9- Desert

Do I know how to draw snakes?? No. I hate snakes, so this one is a really wide cobra apparently. Sorry not sorry. I also can’t draw statues so this is Desert Colossus as a person instead.

🤷‍♀️ when the plan goes wrong, you just change it including the stupid “coconut” bra that ended up on her apparently, and those weird looking abs. But I still think she looks pretty good! Plus, I’m biased because I think I had a crush on this statue as a kid 😂

Best level, and saddest piece of lore that doesn’t get explored basically at all! A literal other goddess, a whole religion probably! And it’s totally brushed over. I used to HATE breaking the face because I thought she was so pretty and I once kept a whole save file devoted to not destroying the statue, and then I would leave the game on to do my homework to the Spirit Temple music. 💛

[ivanadragmireartwork]

LoZ: Desert Goddess of the Sands

Speed Draw

[unicormarts]

Linktober day 17 - Dungeon/Temple

The Sand Goddess/Spirit temple was one of the places I never got to when I was a kid, so it was surreal to finally get there when I was older and could, y’know, read and figure out what was going on

[faroressecrets]

Belief Diversity

okay, hear me out 

in which everyone believes the same thing, just not quite. Kinda like all the different interpretations of Christ and the trinity and such, but with the goddesses. Like, there would be some who believe in all three goddesses (Din, Nayru, and Farore) but don’t believe that Hylia is her own entity, instead believing that Hylia is merely a name used to refer to all three of them.

Others believe that there is only one Diving Goddess - Hylia - and that Din, Nayru, and Farore are merely representations of the most prominent qualities she possesses. This adds to a unity of having three people who all excel in either wisdom, courage, or power working together as they would represent a ‘whole’ because Hylia is one being. 

there would even be some like the Gerudo who don’t believe in Hylia and instead believe that while there is a more ancient goddess than the three maiden goddesses that she’s actually their Sand Goddess

[gerudo--love]

The Spirit Temple and the Goddess of the Sand

***Much of this will be based on my own headcanons about the Gerudo***

The Spirit Temple rests in the Desert Colossus, a stone structure with an image of the Goddess of the Sand at its entrance. The Gerudo symbol is seen throughout the temple. The main room in the temple houses another huge statue of the Sand Goddess, the most notable feature of the temple. The Spirit Temple once served as a hideout for Ganondorf and his minions as he plotted to take over Hyrule. At this time, the whole temple was essentially closed off, save the main entrance.

It is a place of worship for the Gerudo. As children, they accompany a few adult Gerudo to the temple to learn of their sacred goddess and the history of their people, as well as to prepare for the journey they will have to make in their early to mid teens on their own. This is their initiation into the Gerudo culture. The dangerous trek across the desert shows endurance and courage, as well as emulates the journey the Gerudo ancestors made to their current home. Once at the temple, the hopeful initiate spends a day or more at the temple, praying to the Goddess.

The Goddess of the Sand is the patron deity of the Gerudo. Unlike their Hylian neighbors, the Gerudo do not worship the goddesses Din, Nayru, and Farore, nor do the three have much to do with the Gerudo. The Sand Goddess is the protector and creator of of the Gerudo people. With fiery hair and golden eyes to rival the sun, she created her daughters and sons in her own image, and gave them the strength to survive and flourish in the harsh conditions of the desert. The Goddess of the Sand is also said to have guided the first Gerudo from exile to their current dwelling. While it is only a rumor, she is said to show herself  to a worthy Gerudo in times of crisis or great need.

[atomicweght167andchange]

"Before there was something, there was nothing, and from that nothing she came.  The emptiness that filled this nothing made her lonely however, and she created from herself a world which chose to worship her.  The Sand Goddess they call her, and she was as beautiful and ever changing as the deserts she created in her image."

I dunno I like the way it sounds.  I am never sure how to start stories, so here is me trying to come up with a start.

[pada-viya]

Sand Goddess

I stumbled across these giant sand sculptures at the Canadian National Exhibition, after an evening of carnival games & wandering through huge crowds. I was completely enthralled by this Goddess of sand & sea.  Sculpture created by Susanne Ruseler for the 2012 CNE in Toronto. She travels the world creating sculptures out of sand, ice, & snow.  More info about her here: http://www.artofsand.org/2011-05-03-15-14-15/susanne-ruseler.html The music is Song to the Siren, sung by Elizabeth Fraser, live at the Meltdown Festival, Aug 6 2012. She doesn't perform live much anymore, & performs this song even less often. More info about Elizabeth Fraser here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Fraser.