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[[Image:Founders of Kiev.jpg|thumb|A monument to the mythical founders of Kyiv in Navodnytsky Park.]] |
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:''KIJ is also the [[International Air Transport Association airport code|IATA airport code]] of [[Niigata Airport]].'' |
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'''Kyi''' (alt. sp. ''Kiy, Kij or Kyj''), '''Schek and Khoryv''' ({{lang-uk|Кий, Щек, Хорив}}) are the three [[legend]]ary brothers, sometimes mentioned along with their sister '''Lybid''' (Lybed) ({{lang-ua|Либідь}}), who, according to the ''[[Primary Chronicle]]'', were the founders of [[ |
'''Kyi''' (alt. sp. ''Kiy, Kij or Kyj''), '''Schek and Khoryv''' ({{lang-uk|Кий, Щек, Хорив}}) are the three [[legend]]ary brothers, sometimes mentioned along with their sister '''Lybid''' (Lybed) ({{lang-ua|Либідь}}), who, according to the ''[[Primary Chronicle]]'', were the founders of [[Kyiv]] city - now the capital of [[Ukraine]]. The legend is widely recognized as a source of Kiev's mythology and urban naming. |
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==Historical background for the legend== |
==Historical background for the legend== |
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The legend of Kyi, Schek and Khoryv, and their sister Lybid, can be interpreted as an example of a common mythological process whereby geographical names are personified and incorporated into the foundation myths of a place or people, often as eponymous ancestors. |
The legend of Kyi, Schek and Khoryv, and their sister Lybid, can be interpreted as an example of a common mythological process whereby geographical names are personified and incorporated into the foundation myths of a place or people, often as eponymous ancestors. |
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There are numerous different theories concerning the origin of the names; among the most popular is that legend of three brothers and their sister is an attempt to explain the local names. ''Kyi'' appears to be derived from a [[Turkic languages|Turkic]] word meaning "high river-bank", and denotes the hilly right (western) bank of the [[Dnieper]] on which the earliest settlement was located. ''Schek'' and ''Khoryv'', according to this theory, represent the actual Schekavytsia and Khorevytsia mountains in the center of |
There are numerous different theories concerning the origin of the names; among the most popular is that legend of three brothers and their sister is an attempt to explain the local names. ''Kyi'' appears to be derived from a [[Turkic languages|Turkic]] word meaning "high river-bank", and denotes the hilly right (western) bank of the [[Dnieper|Dnipro]] on which the earliest settlement was located. ''Schek'' and ''Khoryv'', according to this theory, represent the actual Schekavytsia and Khorevytsia mountains in the center of Kyiv, while ''Lybid'' is [[Lybid River|the actual river]], a right tributary of the [[Dnieper River|Dnipro]] and an important landscape factor in the city. |
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==Modern tributes== |
==Modern tributes== |
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Other theories attempt to trace them to historical presence of different cultures in the region. The name ''Kyi'' was likely given to the settlement when it was an outpost of the Turkic-speaking [[Khazars]]. ''Lybid'', hints the sojourn of the nomadic [[Hungarian people|Magyar]] people in the area just to the south of Kiev, before their westward migration to the central [[Danube]] region in late Ninth Century. The early Hungarian chronicles give the Latin name "Lebedia" to the area between the [[Don River, Russia|Don]] and |
Other theories attempt to trace them to historical presence of different cultures in the region. The name ''Kyi'' was likely given to the settlement when it was an outpost of the Turkic-speaking [[Khazars]]. ''Lybid'', hints the sojourn of the nomadic [[Hungarian people|Magyar]] people in the area just to the south of Kiev, before their westward migration to the central [[Danube]] region in late Ninth Century. The early Hungarian chronicles give the Latin name "Lebedia" to the area between the [[Don River, Russia|Don]] and Dnipro rivers occupied by the Magyar tribes from the end of the Seventh to the end of the Ninth Centuries. |
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Should be cleaned - the above argument is highly controversial. Lebed |
Should be cleaned - the above argument is highly controversial. Lebed |
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sounds like 'swan' in Slavic languagues - Lebedia would mean 'female swan'. |
sounds like 'swan' in Slavic languagues - Lebedia would mean 'female swan'. |
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Revision as of 14:38, 5 November 2009
- KIJ is also the IATA airport code of Niigata Airport.
Kyi (alt. sp. Kiy, Kij or Kyj), Schek and Khoryv (Ukrainian: Кий, Щек, Хорив) are the three legendary brothers, sometimes mentioned along with their sister Lybid (Lybed) (Ukrainian: Либідь), who, according to the Primary Chronicle, were the founders of Kyiv city - now the capital of Ukraine. The legend is widely recognized as a source of Kiev's mythology and urban naming.
Historical background for the legend
Archaeological excavations have shown there indeed was an ancient settlement from the 6th century. Some speculate that Kyi was a real person, a knyaz from the tribe of eastern Polans. But the majority of scholars consider them as purely mythological.[citation needed]
The legend of Kyi, Schek and Khoryv, and their sister Lybid, can be interpreted as an example of a common mythological process whereby geographical names are personified and incorporated into the foundation myths of a place or people, often as eponymous ancestors.
There are numerous different theories concerning the origin of the names; among the most popular is that legend of three brothers and their sister is an attempt to explain the local names. Kyi appears to be derived from a Turkic word meaning "high river-bank", and denotes the hilly right (western) bank of the Dnipro on which the earliest settlement was located. Schek and Khoryv, according to this theory, represent the actual Schekavytsia and Khorevytsia mountains in the center of Kyiv, while Lybid is the actual river, a right tributary of the Dnipro and an important landscape factor in the city.
Modern tributes
In addition to the respective hills and the river, there are Schekavytska and Khoreva Streets in Kiev's ancient neighborhood of Podil.
During Soviet rule in the city, Kyi, Schek, Khoryv and Lybid were depicted (standing on ancient boat) in sculpture at the river-side Navodnytsky Park. The sculpture soon became symbolic for the city and has been massively re-used since. In 2000s another statue was installed at central Maidan Nezalezhnosti square.