That Lew used on a logo.
That Lew (Oceana for the lion) is the regional symbol and animation of the Lovian state of Oceana. That Lew is used on several seals and logos and is well-known by Oceana people. Also the anthem of Hurbanova, Kem that lew is espavat, includes it. That Lew has been put in literature for the first time by Luke Hrád in 1878 (before the official founding of Hurbanova).
That Lew is usually depicted sleeping as, according to the Oceana myth and a common proverb, that spavaen lew is that animatsia 'Oshenna: the sleeping lion is the animation of Oceana; the state's soil would be the lion's body and Hurbanova its tail.
Hrádverse[]
The Hrádverse (often written as Hrád verse) is the first piece of literature talking about that Lew. It was written down in 1878 by Luke Hrád in Calava, possibly the predecessor of the current village of Hurbanova. The original Slovak text has disappeared, but a translation to early twentieth century Oceana still survives. It is partially shown with a translation to English below.
| Oceana text | Modern English |
|---|---|
| Predstavem ve takit thy lev; thy ramshok unita, muece an bajdéa. Sime all vesieme that tellingt leva kom pakal ye in u lodsh all thy way ke Domia awey; kom po segir fought it-hine way atho thie Lesslishe lessie ve husporit hey i Calavak erthquair. | I propose to take the lion; the symbol of unity, strength and our mythology. As we all know the story of the lion which traveled in a boat from Slovakia all the way to here; which upon release fought its way through the Sylvanian forest to arrive here in the Calavaque paradise. |
| Po it-hint back nosil ye thie glyde, kom bude lapatit that harvne. An tha, pe bol ye u velk houl, padá espavat. It-hint law seye thy plase; it-hint stert that doden; an it-hint telo thardye them houl. Thy lev otets Osyenna boie kéout kwaéstia. | On its back he bore the people, who would populate the area. And there, where there was a gigantic hole, he fell asleep. Its head became the beach; its tail the village; and its body filled the hole. The lion was the father of Oceana without any doubt. |
| Thy lev bolye lotny an upredniestny; it-hinte mysles bolsue thie lotne samen tha moréa. It-hiné ust, out came tasni roure cay, bolye that Rike Calava, realing i thy more. It-hiné arme an it-hinte legge bolsue thie Lesslishe vuesoge. An it-hint sterts bolye Calava. | The lion was strong and undefeatable; its muscles were the strong currents of the sea. Its mouth, out of which came loud roars, was the Calavaque River, flowing in the sea. Its arms and legs were the Sylvanian heights. And his tail was Calava. |