Iovan Iorgovan

Iovan Iorgovan is a character in Romanian mythology, similar in some ways to Hercules. The legend is present in the Valea Cernei valley of south-western Oltenia. In the legend, Iovan is named "fiu de rămlean", which can be translated as "son of Rome".

References

↑ "Basme si mitologia romaneasca - www.zamolxis.ro - Iovan Iorgovan (baladă)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
↑ "Izvoarele Cernei - Legenda lui Iovan Iorgovan | Drobeta Turnu Severin". Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2010-04-22.

[1] "Basme si mitologia romaneasca - www.zamolxis.ro - Iovan Iorgovan (baladă)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-04-22.

[2] "Izvoarele Cernei - Legenda lui Iovan Iorgovan | Drobeta Turnu Severin". Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2010-04-22.