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{{Term|SSHD|Sealed Grounds|link}},

{{Term|SSHD|Temple of Time|link}}

The {{Term/Store|Sealed Temple||Series, SS}},<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 296}}</ref> formerly known as the '''Temple of Hylia''',<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 71}}</ref> is a location in {{SS}}. It is located in the [[Sealed Grounds]], deep within [[Faron Woods]], and is where Link initially meets the aged [[Impa#Skyward Sword|Impa]]. [[Princess Zelda#Skyward Sword|Zelda]] confines herself here in the past, where she enters into an era-long slumber until [[The Imprisoned]] is destroyed.

Like its sister Temple in the [[Lanayru Desert]], the [[Temple of Time#Skyward Sword|Temple of Time]], it is home to a [[Gate of Time]] and acts as a predecessor to the [[Temple of Time#Ocarina of Time|Temple of Time]] that appears in {{OoT}} and {{TP}},<ref name="Temple of Time">{{Cite Book|quote=Temple of Time: The only entrance to the Sacred Realm's Temple of Light, the Temple of Time shares the same name as the temple in the Lanayru Desert of the Era of the Goddess Hylia. It is thought that Rauru built the Temple of Time directly over the ruins of the Sealed Temple.|book=HH|page=77}}</ref> being a time-themed temple where the [[Master Sword]] is put to rest. It initially has the same layout as the latter temple, which happens to be built over it.

Long ago, in the [[Era of the Goddess Hylia]], a crack opened up in the earth and from the fissure emerged the Demon King [[Demise]] and his [[Demon|demonic hordes]], launching a brutal assault on the surface and driving the land into deep despair. In order to save the surviving humans from the ravages of the brutal assault, [[Hylia]] sent part of the Temple of Hylia and the land it resides on skyward, [[The Sky|beyond even the clouds]], into the place which would come to be known as [[Skyloft]] many years later.<ref>{{Cite|The goddess gathered the surviving humans on an outcropping of earth. She sent it skyward, beyond the reach of the demonic hordes. Beyond even the clouds.|Fi|SS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote=The plot of land Hylia sent into the sky became known as the Isle of the Goddess. The islands in the sky where the surviving humans dwell became known as Skyloft.|book=HH|page=72}}</ref> The section of the temple that remained on the surface became known as the Sealed Temple and rested undisturbed for eons, protected by the goddesses' [[Sheikah]] attendant, Impa.

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[[File:SS Sealed Temple Exterior 2.png|left|250px|thumb|Link's first encounter with the Sealed Temple]]

Thousands of years later in the [[Sky Era]], [[Link#Skyward Sword|Link]] visits the now decaying temple numerous times during his quest, making it a significant location throughout the story. It is the first area of the Surface which he explores, and where he meets an aged Impa for the first time. After receiving the [[Goddess's Harp]] from Zelda at the [[Temple of Time#Skyward Sword|ancient Temple of Time]], Link returns to the Sealed Temple and Impa teaches him how to play it.<ref>{{Cite|Very well, I shall teach you how to play it. Listen well and do as I say. First press [up on D-pad] to ready your harp, then press A to prepare to strum it.|Impa|SS}}</ref> She also guides him as he attempts to reconstruct a second Gate of Time after the first in the Lanayru Desert is destroyed by her younger self.<ref>{{Cite|Clues to finding the sacred flames have been woven into the lyrics of a song precious to your people, the Ballad of the Goddess. Only after your blade has been tempered by these three fires will it be fully imbued with the great power for which you search.|Impa|SS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Now that a sacred force dwells in your blade, strike the Gate of Time with a Skyward Strike and it will surely awaken.|Impa|SS}}</ref>

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File:SS Sealed Temple Exterior 3.png|The front face of the Sealed Temple from {{SS|-}}

File:SS Sealed Temple Interior.png|The inside of the Sealed Temple from {{SS|-}}

File:SS Sealed Temple Exterior 4.png|The Statue of the Goddess and the Sealed Temple from {{SS|-}}

File:SS Sealed Temple Mural Texture.png|The complete mural in the temple's dome from {{SS|-}}

File:HW Sealed Temple Interior.png|The Sealed Temple from {{HW|-}}

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