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This page is intended to be a resource for the many symbols found throughout the Legend of Zelda series. Information pertaining to the symbols is meant to be brief, informative and non speculative. Recurring symbols in the series will be referred to by their roles in the first games they appeared in.

Triforce

Main article: Triforce
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The Triforce.

The Triforce is the symbol of the Golden Goddesses' power and by far the most prominent symbol in The Legend of Zelda series. It has served as a major plot device in many of the games. It first appears in The Legend of Zelda, but at the time, there was only the Triforce of Power and the Triforce of Wisdom. In Adventure of Link, a third piece of the Triforce, the Triforce of Courage, is introduced. After the game is beaten, all three pieces are shown in their now familiar arrangement. In the prologue to Adventure of Link, the symbol of the Triforce appears on the back of Link's left hand. This becomes a regular occurrence in later Zelda titles. Depictions of the Triforce appear in many places throughout the series, such as above the Door of Time, on the Pedestal of Time and the Hylian emblem, and in the center of the Mirror of Twilight. Curiously, the Triforce symbol also appears in Termina, in the Stone Tower Temple, where the Goddesses are not proven to exist.

  • Triforce of Power - The Triforce on top of the arrangement, representative of Din.
  • Triforce of Wisdom - The Triforce on the left side of the arrangement, representative of Nayru.
  • Triforce of Courage - The Triforce on the right side of the arrangement, representative of Farore.

Race Emblems

  • Gerudo
  • Kokiri
  • Sheikah
  • Zora
  • Goron

Seasons

These symbols represent the seasons in Oracle of Seasons. In the game's official art, they can be seen on the Rod of Seasons. In the four corners of the Temple of Seasons, the symbols are shown on each tower of the corresponding season. Every time link enters a new area of the overworld or he changes the season, similar symbols show what the current season is.

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Ages Tunes

In Oracle of Ages, tunes played on the Harp of Ages are represented by symbols. These symbols are again seen in The Wind Waker on the Goddess Pearls.

Maku Seeds

Ocean King's Emblem

This symbol is seen throughout the Temple of the Ocean King, as well as above its entrance. It's also on the Pure Metals and the Phantom Sword.