The Legend of Zelda is a video game series about a courageous hero named Link, a wise princess named Zelda, and their quest to save the land of Hyrule from the powerful wizard, Ganon. Central to the story of a typical Zelda game are two magical artifacts: the Triforce, three golden triangles that together grant the wish of whoever possesses it; and the Master Sword, a magical blade with the power to vanquish evil. Each piece of the Triforce corresponds to a particular virtue—the Triforce of Courage, the Triforce of Wisdom, and the Triforce of Power—and only a person who has all three virtues in harmony can wield the entire Triforce. In order to draw the Master Sword from its pedestal, at least in some of the blade’s appearances, three pendants are required: the Pendant of Courage, the Pendant of Power, and the Pendant of Wisdom.
This conception of harmonious balance amongst virtues is similar to Aristotle’s conception of virtue—make the jump to find out how!