Chekhov's Gun/Myth, Legend and Folklore


 * Older Than Feudalism: Perseus, prior to his fight against Medusa, gets a number of gifts from the Gods. Every one of them turns out to be critically useful.
 * In Homer's epic The Odyssey, the first book/chapter references a number of spears on on the wall at Odysseus's home. At the end, Odysseus and his son Telemachus use the spears to kill the suitors, among other weapons.