Talk:Maidens/@comment-26306690-20181126201506/@comment-26018514-20181126220632

the oddities about the 2 stories leave startling similarities if you consider the possibility Ozpin "Sanitized" the myth.

We have in both stories;
 * Old jaded hermits(he lost faith in Salem) living in a house alone(sanitized to remove his Salem association) in the woods
 * 4 young girls with control of all the elements without dust, matching color schemes and given their powers by Ozpin(Salem's involvement again removed)

There really just aren't too many things missing/added to either story to rule out the possibility.

Is it a long shot? yes, but so was the shattering of the moon being done "just cause" by a god who felt it was in the way.

The most likely possibility is that he was honest and the similarities in the circumstances brought about his inspiration to make the first maidens later, but that doesn't mean we can rule it out without evidence.

Just look at Indra and Ashura from Naruto for an example of similar "different" reincarnation abilities between a parent and his children