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The Sacred Realm is the location where the {{Deity|Goddesses}} departed the world at the end of {{Era|Creation}}. The creation myth details that the Sacred Realm "came to be known as The Sacred Realm" implying that it was a name given after the fact.

== Location ==
=== The Temple of Hylia ===
Prior to the battle with Demise, the Triforce resided in the Temple of Hylia. Following the battle with Demise, Hylia raised the land that sat over top of what would become the {{Location|Surface/Sealed Grounds|Sealed Grounds}} and sent it to the sky along with the Triforce.

=== The Sky ===
During the events of {{Game|The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword}}, it's revealed that the Triforce was hidden in the {{Location|Sky/Sky Keep|Sky Keep}}, accessible only once the hero proved themselves worthy of it.

=== The Return to the Surface ===
At the end of the {{Era|Sky Era}}, Zelda returned to the {{Location|Surface}} to protect the {{Artifact|Triforce}}. The exact location that she hid the Triforce during that time is unknown, but it is assumed that it remained at the {{Location|Surface/Sealed Grounds/Temple of Hylia|Temple of Hylia}} and continued to remain there until {{Character|Rauru}} built the {{Location|Depths/Temple of Light|Temple of Light}} to safeguard it.

=== The Temple of Light ===
The exact location of the Sacred Realm is a subject that researchers and treasure seekers have wondered about throughout the history of Hyrule. According to accounts during the {{Era|Era of Chaos}}, the Sacred Realm was sealed by Rauru and the {{Location|Depths/Temple of Light|Temple of Light}} was built in the center of the Sacred Realm to protect the {{Artifact|Triforce}}. {{Book|The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Masterworks}} revealed that the Temple of Light resides over top of the {{Location|Surface/Sealed Grounds|Sealed Grounds}}, implying that the Sacred Realm actually resides in a subterranean area.

== The Creation Myth ==
{{:Lore/The Creation Myth/Oral}}

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