The city was founded by three brothers - Kyi, Schek and Khoryv - and their sister Lybid.
The mighty blacksmiths named Quzma and Domian joined the fight with the dragon, bringing terror to the whole land and forcing people to pay an incredible tribute. Having won the battle, blacksmiths harnessed defeated them in a huge snake plow and plowed the land . From the furrows of the plow and embankments, according to legend, later emerged the Dnieper River, its rapids and trees along the river shores, which were named Zmiyev shafts.