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Kyi, Schek, Khoryv and Lybid

Series: Europa: Tales and Legends

Kyi, Schek, Khoryv and Lybid

Ukraine, 1997, 40 k. x 2. 13 x 12 (3/4). multicoloured

Catalogues:
Michel: 201/202, block 8
Scott: SS 264
Stanley Gibbons: MS171
Yakobs: 131/132, block 7
Yvert et Tellier: block 8

Kyi, Schek and Khoryv are the three legendary brothers, sometimes mentioned along with their sister Lybid, who, according to the Primary Chronicle, were the founders of Kiev city - now the capital of Ukraine. The legend is widely recognized as a source of Kiev's mythology and urban naming.


Plots: Kievan Rus′

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