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Ilya Muromets or Murometz,[1][a] also known as Ilya of Murom,[2] is a bogatyr in byliny set during the time of Kievan Rus'.[1] He is often featured alongside fellow bogatyrs Dobrynya Nikitich and Alyosha Popovich,[3][1] the three collectively known in Russian culture as "the three bogatyrs".
Attempts have been made to identify a possible historical nucleus for the character. The main candidate is Ilya Pechersky, a 12th-century monk in the Kiev Pechersk Lavra who was canonized in 1643. His relics are preserved in the monastery.
- ^ a b c Sherman, Josepha (26 March 2015). Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore. Routledge. pp. 234–235. ISBN 978-1-317-45938-5.
- ^ Chadwick, H. Munro; Chadwick, Nora K. (31 October 2010). The Growth of Literature. Cambridge University Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-108-01615-5.
- ^ . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
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