Piast the Wheelwright
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Piast Kołodziej (Kołodziej means wheelwright) is a legendary figure from the prehistory of Poland (8th or 9th century AD), founder of the Piast dynasty that would rule the early Kingdom of Poland.
According to the alegorical Polish Chronicle, he was once surprised by two unexpected foreign guests. They asked to stay with Piast and his family in order to celebrate the postryzyny at the 7th birthday of Piast’s son, Siemowit. Piast let them in and invited them to the party. In return for this hospitality, the guests made a special blessing, which ensured that Piast’s cellar never ran out of food. Seeing this blessing, Piast’s compatriots decided that he would be their new prince. Because the current Prince Popiel was gone, Piast became the country's new leader. He is also believed to be the great-great grandfather of Mieszko I, the first ruler of Poland and father of the first Polish king, Bolesław Chrobry.
The genitive plural of the name 'Kołodziej' is 'Kolodziejow', which allegorically means 'wheel of time'. The genitive form of the name Piast is 'Piasta', or 'the axis of the wheel'. Gallus Anonymus is an invocation which alleges that his successors' eyes would shine like stars.
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