Is "The Legend of Zelda" modern myth?

[Otis McNutt 395]

In the past, Epic poems told fantastic tales of larger than life heroes rising from obscurity to save the day in a mulitude of ways. But is "The Legend of Zelda" like "The Star Wars Saga" a modern myth? To answer that we have to start with a smiple question...

what is a Myth?

Myth from the Greek Mythos means Story or Word.

As stories, myths articulate how characters undergo or enact an ordered sequence of events. The term myth has come to refer to a certain genre of stories that share characteristics that make this genre distinctly different from other genres of oral narratives, such as legends and folktales. Many definitions of myth repeat similar general aspects of the genre and may be summarized thus: Myths are symbolic tales of the distant past that concern cosmogony and cosmology (the origin and nature of the universe), may be connected to belief systems or rituals, and may serve to direct social action and values.

The classic definition of myth from folklore studies finds clearest delineation in William Bascom’s article “The Forms of Folklore: Prose Narratives

[Knuckle 484]

You make a pot of good points. The Legend of Zelda certainly has a lot in common with the mythical archetype, and it certainly appeals to some people as a cultural icon. However, I have a hard time comparing The Legend of Zelda to Star Wars in terms of its status as a modern myth, since Star Wars appeals to such a larger percentage of the population.