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</imagemap>The '''Triforce''' (トライフォース, ''Toraifōsu'') is a sacred golden relic left within the [[Sacred Realm]] by the [[Golden Goddesses]], [[Din (Goddess)|Din]], [[Nayru (Goddess)|Nayru]], and [[Farore (Goddess)|Farore]], once they finished creating the realm of [[Hyrule]].<ref name=Quote1>{{cite|The three great goddesses, their labors completed, departed for the heavens. And golden sacred triangles remained at the point where the goddesses left the world. [...] And, the resting place of the triangles has become the Sacred Realm.|Great Deku Tree|Ocarina of Time}}</ref><ref name=Quote4>{{cite manual|quote=After the gods had finished their work, they left the world, but not before creating a symbol of their strength, a golden triangle known as the Triforce.|game=A Link to the Past|page=3}}</ref> It was formed at the point where the Goddesses departed, and that area became the [[Sacred Realm]], a realm parallel to Hyrule itself.<ref name=Quote1/> The Triforce consists of three separate triangles: the [[#Triforce of Power|Triforce of Power]] on top, the [[#Triforce of Courage|Triforce of Courage]] on the right, and the [[#Triforce of Wisdom|Triforce of Wisdom]] on the left.<ref>{{cite|The Triforce...the sacred triangle...it is a balance that weighs the three forces: Power, Wisdom and Courage.|Sheik|Ocarina of Time}}</ref> It is interesting to note that the Triforce, development-wise, did not start with three pieces. The [[The Legend of Zelda (Game)|first game]] only featured the Triforce of Power and the Triforce of Wisdom. The Triforce of Courage was added to the group [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|one game later]]. This implies that the name "Triforce" initially referred to the shape of the pieces, instead of the number of pieces as is commonly believed.