Quote Originally Posted by Hulan View Post
While I doubt it is the case, you have to remember, this is all belief in world; lore and mythology. It's entirely possible that what is taught about the 12 is a complete fabrication. That being said, in principle I agree with you, usually lore in Final Fantasy games is set in stone and taken at face value.
Final Fantasy 11 had all kinds of twists in the main storylines of the 3 main expansions. I wouldn't count on the lore ever being the concrete factual truth, ESPECIALLY when it concerns gods & goddesses. FFXI flipped the script multiple times with the lore, I wouldn't be surprised if FFXIV did the same.