Short History of Russia from Perun to Vladimir the Red Sun

The Founding of the City of Kiev

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The Founding of the City of Kiev

The Polianians lived apart and governed their families, for thus far they were brethren, and each one lived with his gens on his own lands, ruling over his kinfolk.

There were three brothers, Kii, Shchek, and Khoriv, and their sister was named Lybed.

Kii lived upon the hill where the Borich trail now is, and Shchek dwelt upon the hill now named Shchekovitza, while on the third resided Khoriv, after whom this hill is named Khorevitza.

They built a town and named it Kiev after their oldest brother.

Around the town lay a wood and a great pine forest in which they used to catch wild beasts.

These men were wise and prudent; they were called Polianians, and there are Polianians descended from them living in Kiev to this day.

Some ignorant persons have claimed that Kii was a ferryman, for near Kiev there was at that time a ferry from the other side of the river, in consequence of which people used to say, "To Kii's ferry."

Now, if Kii had been a mere ferryman, he would never have gone to Constantinople.

He was then the chief of his kin, and it is related what great honour he received frorn the emperor when he went to visit him.

On his homeward journey, he arrived at the Danube.

The place pleased him, and he built a srnall town, wishing to dwell there with his kinfolk.

But those who lived nearby would not grant him this privilege.

Yet even now the dwellers by the Danube call this town Kievetz.

When Kii retumed to Kiev, his native city, he ended his life there; and his brothers Shchek and Khoriv, as well as their sister Lybed, died there also.

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