>>38351453gen 6 borrows imagery from Norse myth but if you examine the relationships between the legendaries and what their domains of influence are you will see that they actually seem to borrow a lot from the Hindu Trimurti:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrimurtiIf Xerneas was green and Zygarde was blue it would have fit a bit better even. Zygarde's default form also looks very reminiscent of the many-headed cobras that accompany images of Vishnu and other dieties.
>inb4 some racists idiots start trashing this 