Křesomysl was the fifth of the seven

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Přemyslid dynasty The Přemyslid dynasty or House of Přemyslid ( cs, Přemyslovci, german: Premysliden, pl, Przemyślidzi) was a Bohemian royal dynasty that reigned in the Duchy of Bohemia and later Kingdom of Bohemia and Margraviate of Moravia (9th century–1 ...

Přemysl the Ploughman Přemysl the Ploughman ( ''Přemysl Oráč''; English: Premysl, Przemysl or Primislaus) was the legendary husband of Libuše, and ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty, containing the line of princes (dukes) and kings which ruled in the Lands of t ...

and the first historical prince Bořivoj. The names of the princes were first recorded in Cosmas chronicle and then transmitted into most of the historical books of the 19th century including František Palacký's ''The History of the Czech Nation in Bohemia and Moravia''. One theory about the number of the princes is propped on the

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on the walls of the Rotunda in

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but Anežka Merhautová claimed that the frescoes depict all the members of the Přemyslid dynasty including the Moravian junior princes.

Origin of the name

Křesomysl's name is thought to be derived from the old Slavonic words ''"křesat"'' meaning ''to strike a light'' and ''"mysl"'' meaning ''mind'' or ''spirit'' thus literally the name should have meant ''"lighting the mind"''. The suffix ''-mysl'' is also in the other mythical names Přemysl and Nezamysl. Záviš Kalandra thought the names of the seven princes were cryptic names of ancient Slavonic days of the week - Křesomysl being the fifth - Thursday, in Latin ''Iovis Dies'' whereas

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and

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were both gods of thunder the word ''"křesat"'' is explained here as ''to strike the lightnings''. Another theory says that the names were mistaken from a coherent and partly interrupted old Slavonic text.Vladimír Karbusický: Báje, mýty, dějiny. Nejstarší české pověsti v kontextu evropské kultury, p.237, Praha 199

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Seven mythical princes after Přemysl

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