Well... we also know that Shartan was an elven slave who played a major role in leading a slave rebellion. But I'm pretty sure that somewhere in the game it's put forth that Shartan never actually existed at all, and was just a retelling of "an old elven folk hero." (Which is almost certainly Fen'Harel.) So it's not out of the question that Shartan's just an aggregation of elven figures who fought for freedom, and Solas inevitably got included. The temple is Origins isn't evidence of much, since it's been established that the entire mountain was stupid with lyrium which made things sort of Fade-y and magical - the Shartan there may have just taken on the form legend says he should have, rather than being the ghost of an actual historical figure.
And yeah, I'm not crazy about the "Elvhenan had no passage of time" thing either. I'm not sure how such a society would function and, given what we know of Elvhenan, it doesn't seem like the progression of time was particularly wonky or effected. Also, I feel like that's something Solas would've mentioned. "Crystals spires twining through tree branches, spells that would sing for centuries. Also everyone had a sick time machine."
That being said, the time travelling they introduced in Inquisition does seem like a bit of loose end. If they aren't going to use it to bring back time travel at some point in the future, I can only think that they did it because it gives Solas and/or his followers an opportunity to call the Inquisitor a hypocrite.
I was mostly speaking towards the physical appearance aspect of Solas vs. Shartan that Draconaise touched on. I don't think we should read too much into it was pretty much what I was saying.
I've spent the past few minutes trying to figure out how a world without time could function. It actually gave me a mild headache.
The time travel in DAI *is* a bit of a loose end. It apparently only functioned because of the Breach. But there may be something in there that Solas thinks he can use to do whatever it is he's planning. Time travel in general appears to be connected to the Veil or to massive disruptions in the Veil although the time travel we encountered was limited only to the lifespan of the Breach itself. And I think the Inquisitor could really only be called a hypocrite if they get angry at Solas for planning to change the world back to the way it was. I mean it's one thing to say "ok I understand why you'd want to do this but I really think it's a bad idea because reasons" as opposed to "omg you moronic psycho how could you even think about doing this?!" The second reaction would definitely be hypocritical on the Inquisitor's part if they'd gone through In Hushed Whispers.
Edit to add: Ellawynn, there would be no need for time machines if time didn't exist at all. 
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Reminds me of a lot of my favorite anime fanart. 
