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{{Term/Store|Din||Series, OoT, OoT3D}} is one of the three omnipotent [[Golden Goddesses | {{Term/Store|Din||Series, OoT, OoT3D}} is one of the three omnipotent [[Golden Goddesses]] who created the land of [[Hyrule]] (along with parallel realms, such as the [[Sacred Realm]]).<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Din, Nayru, and Farore each left a crest behind.|book=HH|page=70}}</ref> Din's essence, as well as the essence of her sisters [[Nayru (Goddess)|Nayru]] and [[Farore (Goddess)|Farore]], is the source of the Golden Power within the sacred relic, the [[Triforce]].<ref name=fsmanual>{{Cite Manual|quote= Aeons ago, the Deities of Power, Courage, and Wisdom descended to the world of chaos. They created the world that we know and left behind a symbol of their strength, the golden emblem known as the Triforce, which they hid in the Golden Land.|game= ALttP&FS|page= 14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Manual|quote= After the gods had finished their work, they left the world, but not before creating a symbol of their strength, a golden triangle known as the Triforce. A small but powerful portion of the essence of the gods was held in this mighty artifact, which was to guide the intelligent life on the world of Hyrule.|game= ALttP|page= 3}}</ref> Her crest is the [[Mark of Din]]. | ||
Before time began, Din, along with Nayru and Farore, descended upon the chaos that was to become the land of Hyrule, each of them creating a different facet of the realm. According to the [[Great Deku Tree]] in {{OoT}}, Din, "with her strong flaming arms, cultivated the land and created the red earth."<ref name=gdt>{{Cite|Before time began, before spirits and life existed... Three golden goddesses descended upon the chaos that was Hyrule... Din, the goddess of power... Nayru, the goddess of wisdom... Farore, the goddess of courage...[...] Din... With her strong flaming arms, she cultivated the land and created the red earth.|Great Deku Tree|OoT}}</ref> Upon departure, they created the Triforce, the embodiment of the goddesses' divine essence, and left it within the [[Sacred Realm]].<ref>{{Cite|The three great goddesses, their labors completed, departed for the heavens. And golden sacred triangles remained at the point where the goddesses left the world. Since then, the sacred triangles have become the basis of our world's providence. And, the resting place of the triangles has become the Sacred Realm.|Great Deku Tree|OoT}}</ref> | Before time began, Din, along with Nayru and Farore, descended upon the chaos that was to become the land of Hyrule, each of them creating a different facet of the realm. According to the [[Great Deku Tree]] in {{OoT}}, Din, "with her strong flaming arms, cultivated the land and created the red earth."<ref name=gdt>{{Cite|Before time began, before spirits and life existed... Three golden goddesses descended upon the chaos that was Hyrule... Din, the goddess of power... Nayru, the goddess of wisdom... Farore, the goddess of courage...[...] Din... With her strong flaming arms, she cultivated the land and created the red earth.|Great Deku Tree|OoT}}</ref> Upon departure, they created the Triforce, the embodiment of the goddesses' divine essence, and left it within the [[Sacred Realm]].<ref>{{Cite|The three great goddesses, their labors completed, departed for the heavens. And golden sacred triangles remained at the point where the goddesses left the world. Since then, the sacred triangles have become the basis of our world's providence. And, the resting place of the triangles has become the Sacred Realm.|Great Deku Tree|OoT}}</ref> | ||
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In her first in-game appearance in {{OoT}}, Din is represented as a golden figure | In her first in-game appearance in {{OoT}}, Din is represented as a golden figure surrounded by a reddish aura, and it is also in this game that she is first referred to as the Goddess, not God, of Power.<ref name=gdt/> She is first seen when the [[Great Deku Tree]] explains to [[Link]] the history of Hyrule's creation, which includes a cut-scene of Din soaring along with the other two Golden Goddesses: Nayru and Farore. She is last seen as the three goddesses depart to the heavens and leave the Triforce hidden in the Sacred Realm. Upon finding the Fairy Fountains later in the game, one of the Great Fairies can teach Link the magic spell [[Din's Fire]]. | ||
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