Ether Medallion
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| Ether Medallion | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of the Ether Medallion | |
| First appearance | A Link to the Past (1991) |
| Found | Death Mountain |
| Use | Freezes all enemies onscreen Opens Misery Mire |
The Ether Medallion is an item from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. It creates a blast of intense cold, freezing or even killing all enemies on screen, and briefly displays the invisible crystal paths in some dungeons. It is needed to open the Misery Mire, one of the dungeons in the Dark World. It cannot be used without the Master Sword, however, as Link will discover if he tries to use it while his Master Sword has been left at the Dwarves' Smithy for tempering.
To obtain the Ether Medallion, Link must have both the Master Sword and the Book of Mudora. To the left of the Tower of Hera in the Light World, there is a stone statue. If Link deciphers the text on the stone slab with the Book of Mudora, the Ether Medallion descends from the heavens to aid the hero.
[edit] Etymology
The name "Ether" comes from the material that fills the region of the Universe above the terrestrial sphere in ancient and medieval science.
