In the peaceful grounds of the ancient fort of Vyšehrad stand four monumental statues by Josef Myslbek depicting characters from early Czech mythology. One shows an allegorical couple, ‘Lumír and Piseň’ — singer and muse. The other three are legendary pairs: Ctirad and Šárka, the temptress who lured him to his death in the 7th-century War of the Maidens; Záboj and Slavoj, two warriors who fought off a Frankish incursion in the 9th century; and these two: Libuše and Přemysl, mythical founders of Prague. According to legend, Libuše was one of the three daughters of old king Krok, who held dominion over these lands from his fortress at Vyšehrad. Libuše had no husband, but as luck would have it she