Few numbers appear as often in mythology, religion, folklore, and superstition as the number three. From three wishes and three trials to divine trinities, sacred symbols, and mysterious omens, ...

Genies grant three wishes, the newborn Jesus was visited by three magi, and Goldilocks had to contend with three bears. Not one, nor two, nor four, but exactly three. For all D’Artagnan’s heroism, ...