 Most historians agree that the legend of the wondrous hind preserved the Hungarians ' own myth of their origins . The late 13th @-@ century chronicler Simon of Kéza was the first to record it . The legend says two brothers , Hunor and Magor , were the forefathers of the Huns and Hungarians . They were the sons of Ménrót and his wife , Eneth . While chasing a hind , they reached as far as the marches of the Sea of Azov , where they abducted the wives of Belar 's sons and two daughters of Dula , the prince of the Alans . According to historian Gyula Kristó , Eneth 's name derived from the Hungarian word for hind ( <unk> ) , showing that the Magyars regarded this animal as their <unk> ancestor . Kristó also says the four personal names mentioned in the legend personify four peoples : the Hungarians ( Magor ) , the Onogurs ( Hunor ) , the Bulgars ( Belar ) and the Dula – kindred of the Alans or Bulgars ( <unk> ) . The hunt for a beast , ending with the arrival in a new homeland , was a popular legend among the peoples of the Eurasian steppes , including the Huns and the Mansi . The myth that a people were descended from two brothers was also widespread . Consequently , it is possible that Simon of Kéza did not record a genuine Hungarian legend , but borrowed it from foreign sources . 
