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Svarog Idol Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/16/2014
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Take a look at the picture of the relief of Kiev from space. You still doubt that Kiev city ancient and mystical?

Face of Kiev


The greatest number of mystical legends in Kiev linked to the mountain called "Lysa Hora". In ancient times, these mountains in Kiev was 13. These mystical mountains are mentioned in the works of Nikolai Gogol (Wiy) and Mikhail Bulgakov (The Master and Margarita).

Brief reference about "Lysa Gora" can be found here.

Modern pagans chose this place and put a four-faced idol “Svyatovit” here. God of Baltic Slavs “Svyatovit” (Sventovit, Belbog) is considered to be an analog of the Slavic God “Svarog”.

Svarog Idol

Idol Svyatovit (Svarog) protects the cache of geocaching project now.

Cache box

Cache includes at creation time:

- A container with a logbook and information leaflet of project "geocaching.com"

- Souvenir Magnet FTF

- 2 Ceramic figurines Slavic Gods "Dazhdbog" (God of rain) and "Lada" (Goddess of Love)

- 2 Figurines of Ukrainian Cossacks - smokers

 

To find the cache, you must:

- Decipher the code "Svarog scroll."

puzzle

 

- To get to the clearing of Svarog  on the recommended route, politely say “hello” to the idol, and to continue the search from the western gate of the clearing.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

You can get to the start of the route the trolley N 1 from the metro station Lybedskaya

Have a nice search!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur vf ybpngrq orgjrra n gjb ovt gerrf. Frr gur cubgb urycre. Gur pnpur pbagnvare vf cynprq va n cynfgvp tenl ghor. Qb abg arrq gb qvt. Whfg bcra pbire bs gur ghor haqre gur yrnirf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)