Pendants of Virtue

The Pendants of Virtue are quest items in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. These three pendants, each representing a piece of the Triforce, are needed for the Hero of Hylian bloodline to draw the Master Sword from its pedestal. Agahnim, realizing the threat these could pose to him, took the pendants and hid them in the three dungeons of the Light World.

The Pendants of Virtue are similar in both appearance and purpose to the three Spiritual Stones from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and the three Pearls of the Goddesses from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. As such, they may have some direct or indirect connection to each other, as all three sets are needed for Link to acquire the Master Sword in the different games.

Pendant of Courage
The first pendant is the green Pendant of Courage. This is obtained after Link defeats the Armos Knights of the Eastern Palace. After Link has obtained it, he can show it to Sahasrahla in order to receive the Pegasus Boots.

Pendant of Power
The second pendant is the blue Pendant of Power. It is obtained after Link defeats the Lanmolas of the Desert Palace. It has been noted that this really should have been the Pendant of Wisdom, as blue is the traditional color for Wisdom in the Zelda continuity while red is that of Power, but the game developers accidentally reversed the red and blue Pendants.

Pendant of Wisdom
The third and final pendant, the red Pendant of Wisdom, is obtained after Link defeats the Moldorm in the Tower of Hera. As it is noted before this pendant should be blue not red but the game developers accidentally reversed the red and blue Pendants.