Why are Zelda dungeons temples?

[navarre]

I've been in a fair few temples in my time- a couple Hindu, one Buddhist- and honestly, none have ended with me having to fight a massive spider OR involved me collecting keys and weaponry. So why are dungeons called temples? Do any Hylians actually worship in them?

 

[DBloke]

Its a game.

Dont try to bring logic into it

 

[Napalmbrain]

I've been in a fair few temples in my time- a couple Hindu, one Buddhist- and honestly, none have ended with me having to fight a massive spider OR involved me collecting keys and weaponry. So why are dungeons called temples? Do any Hylians actually worship in them?

They don't usually look like dungeons either.

At least some of the dungeons are referred to as 'sacred' places, so presumably they are indeed places of worship. If I remember correctly, the Lakebed Temple is actually referred to as a place of worship in Twilight Princess (I feel so nerdy right now).

 

[DBloke]

They don't usually look like dungeons either.

There the type of dungeons id like to live in

Well when the boss has been beaten and they have been cleared up a bit

 

[Shadow*91]

At least some of the dungeons are referred to as 'sacred' places, so presumably they are indeed places of worship. If I remember correctly, the Lakebed Temple is actually referred to as a place of worship in Twilight Princess (I feel so nerdy right now).

essentially thats exactly it. most of them were once actual temples to worship in but eventually got overrun by monsters.

 

[Booo67]

I might be wrong but don't temples also protect something (sacred)?

Example: "Bow of light" or a piece of a map?