Adamastor
Mythological character created by the Portuguese poet Luís de Camões / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the warship, see Adamastor (warship).
Adamastor is a mythological character created by the Portuguese poet Luís de Camões in his epic poem Os Lusíadas (first printed in 1572), as a personification of the Cape of Good Hope, symbolizing the dangers of the sea and the formidable forces of nature challenged and ultimately overcome by the Portuguese during the Age of Discovery. Adamastor manifests itself out of a storm.
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Os Lusíadas character | |
Created by | Luís de Camões |
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Description | Greek-type mythological character |
Mentioned in | "Death with Interruptions" by José Saramago The Year Of the Death of Ricardo Reis by José Saramago The First Life of Adamastor by André Brink L'Africaine (1865 opera) Essai sur la poésie épique by Voltaire Les Misérables by Victor Hugo The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Poésies et Lettres, by Comte de Lautréamont, Mensagem, by Fernando Pessoa |
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