The Triforce

The Triforce, also known as the Golden Power, the Master Force, Prime Energy, and the Ultimate Power, is a sacred golden relic left behind by the Golden Goddesses, Din, Nayru, and Farore, once they finished creating the realm, which came to be known as Hyrule. The Goddess Hylia was tasked with safeguarding both the world and the Triforce. Following her rebirth as a mortal, its protection eventually fell to the Royal Family of Hyrule, the Sages, and the Sheikah. The Triforce consists of three separate triangles: the Triforce of Power is always depicted as the top piece, with the Triforce of Wisdom represented by the lower-left piece, and the Triforce of Courage represented by the lower-right piece. Although the Triforce was in fact created by gods, it can never be used by such, possibly the goddesses' way of giving hope to all the mortal beings in Hyrule.   The Triforce is the ultimate source of power in The Legend of Zelda series, and it serves as the balance that weighs the three forces: Power, Wisdom, and Courage. It has the ability to grant any wish of those who obtain it, regardless of if the person's intentions are "good" or "evil". It is said that the wish will hold true until the user of the Triforce dies. Because the Triforce is the basis of Hyrule's providence, a crest bearing the image of the Triforce serves as the official crest of the Royal Family of Hyrule.   The Triforce was believed to have been initially left in the Sacred Realm at the point where the Golden Goddesses departed the newly created world for the heavens. During the Era of the Goddess Hylia, Demise and his hordes launched an attack to the Surface in an attempt to get their hands on the omnipotent relic. It is unknown if the Triforce still rested in the Sacred Realm at that point, though by the end of the Sky Era the individual pieces of the Triforce were located in isolated areas of the Silent Realm that were only accessible through Trial Gates hidden within the Sky Keep. During the Era of Chaos, the Triforce again resided in the Sacred Realm and the ancient Sage Rauru constructed the Temple of Time, which contained the only, sealed entrance to the Sacred Realm. The Triforce was placed in the Temple of Light, at the center of the Sacred Realm, where it remained undisturbed for many ages until the era of The Hero of Time.