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Prior to Link's quest, [[Agahnim]], the late [[King of Hyrule|King]]'s right-hand man, used his power to find and capture the seven Maidens, who were descendants of the seven Wise Men. While not as strong as their ancestors, the Maidens had inherited their magical abilities.<ref name=lineage/> Agahnim planned to send them to the [[Dark World]] one by one in order to destroy the seal that kept Ganon locked up.<ref>{{Cite|Long ago, in the beautiful kingdom of [[Hyrule]] surrounded by mountains and forests... legends told of an [[Triforce|omnipotent and omniscient Golden Power]] that resided in a [[Sacred Realm|hidden land]]. Many people aggressively sought to enter the hidden Golden Land... But no one ever returned. One day evil power began to flow from the Golden Land... So the [[Royal Family of Hyrule|King]] commanded seven wise men to seal the gate to the Land of the Golden Power. That seal should have remained for all time... ... ...But, when these events were obscured by the mists of time and became legend... A mysterious wizard known as [[Agahnim]] came to Hyrule to release the seal. He eliminated the good King of Hyrule... Through evil magic, he began to make descendants of the seven wise men vanish, one after another. And the time of destiny for [[Princess Zelda]] is drawing near.|N/A|A Link to the Past}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Link, because of you, I can escape from the clutches of the evil monsters. Thank you! [[Ganon]] captured us because he couldn't break the seal of the wise men with his power alone. And then, using the wizard [[Agahnim]] as his pawn, he drew us to the [[Dark World]]. After cracking the seal with our powers, he sealed us inside of these [[crystal]]s. He then gave us to his loyal monsters. But Ganon didn't plan on your getting this far. Now, [[Princess Zelda]] is waiting for you inside of [[Turtle Rock]]. Please hurry!|Sixth Maiden|A Link to the Past}}</ref>

The second Maiden is found in a hidden chamber of the [[Swamp Palace]].  As Link makes his way to the maiden, a large, tentacled monster attacks  him. He thrusts himself with  the Master Sword into the monster and  defeats the creature, which spits  out Link from inside and gives him a  chance to destroy the floating  crystal where the maiden is. The maiden,  now freed, thanks Link and  tells him that Zelda is imprisoned in a [[Turtle Rock|rock shaped like a turtle]] found at the end of the world, then vanishes.<ref>{{cite book|quote=Thank  you for saving me, Link! I know you are searching for Zelda. She is  being held in a rock that looks like a turtle. But this rock is located  at the end of this world...|book=A Link to the Past|publisher=Nintendo Power|page=8}}</ref>  Knowing this, Link eventually makes his way to Turtle Rock and frees  Princess Zelda, and with her and the Maidens' help, Link and Zelda are  able to go inside the [[Ganon's Tower]].<ref>{{cite book|quote=Oh, mystical maidens... Lend us your power...|book=A Link to the Past|publisher=Nintendo Power|page=10}}</ref>