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The Forgotten Temple is a location in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.[1]

Features and Overview[]

Breath of the Wild[]

The Forgotten Temple is located in the Tabantha Frontier. The Forgotten Temple is an ancient temple devoted to The Goddess Hylia hidden at the far northern end of the Tanagar Canyon. Several Updrafts can be found along the Forgotten Temple's grounds, allowing Link to Paraglide above the chamber walls inside the Temple though the place is filled with Decayed Guardians who will shoot Link on sight. The Rona Kachta Shrine sits at the end of the Temple, before a giant Goddess Statue. This Goddess Statue is the oldest and largest of the Statues throughout Hyrule Kingdom,[2] as well as the largest that Link can find in his journey. At certain times, Dinraal; one of the three roaming dragons can be seen flying above the temple.

The Forgotten Temple is where Link is directed by the Monks upon completing the primary 120 Ancient Shrines in the Side Quest "A Gift from the Monks".[3] If Link travels to the Forgotten Temple after speaking to the final Monk, three stone Treasure Chests will appear on the platform in front of the Goddess Statue, gifting Link with all three pieces of the Hero of the Wild Set.

A Korok can be found hiding underneath a Rock on a ledge behind the Goddess Statue.

Minor Enemies[]

There are many Guardians in the Forgotten Temple, making traversing the temple difficult.

Tears of the Kingdom[]

Some time after Breath of the Wild, the Forgotten Temple is still in ruin and no effort has been made at reconstruction. All of the Decayed Guardians and updrafts from the previous game are gone, and there are a few Bokoblin camps instead.

The large Goddess Statue has been toppled due to the Upheaval. This reveals an open door behind the Statue, leading to a Zonai structure, which contains the locations of all geoglyphs in Hyrule, and the order to find them in. It also contains the grave of Sonia, the first Queen of Hyrule, surrounded by Sundelions.

The Forgotten Temple is also seen in Memories 12 and 13, "The Sages' Vow," and "A King's Duty." In "The Sages' Vow." Rauru leads the sages of Hyrule to the Zonai structure at the back of the temple, presenting them with Secret Stones so that they may fight alongside him as sages. In "A King's Duty," Rauru mourns over the grave of Sonia, his wife, and comforts Zelda about the coming battle with Demon King Ganondorf.

Trivia[]

  • The design of the Forgotten Temple is inspired by the Sealed Temple from Skyward Sword and features similar architecture to the Springs of Wisdom, Courage, Power, as well as Lanayru Road.[4]

Nomenclature[]

TMC Forest Minish Artwork Names in other regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite
LanguageNameMeaning
JapanJapanese忘れ去られた神殿 (Wasuresara Reta Shinden)Forgotten Temple
Latin AmericaSpanishLATemplo olvidado[5]Same as English.
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See Also[]

References

  1. "Forgotten Temple" — Map (Breath of the Wild)
  2. "Head to the Forgotten Temple where the oldest statue of the Goddess stands to see what they have left for you there." — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)
  3. "You have at last conquered all of our trials. Having fulfilled our purpose, we monks bestow upon you this... The warrant of the true hero. You must now depart for the Forgotten Temple." — Rona Kachta (Breath of the Wild)
  4. "Since it is a building that represents Hyrule's ancient past, the design incorporates construction elements from Skyward Sword in a similar way to the Springs of Wisdom, Courage, and Power, as well as Lanayru Road." (Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 312)
  5. "Templo olvidado" — Map (Breath of the Wild)
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