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AdamastorAdamas′tor
The spirit of the stormy Cape (Good Hope), described by Camoëns
in the Lusiad as a hideous phantom. According to Barreto, he was
one of the giants who invaded heaven.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Adamastor from Infoplease:
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