Editing Adamastor (section)

{{short description|Mythological character created by the Portuguese poet Luís de Camões}}
{{for|the warship|Adamastor (warship)}}
{{Infobox character
| name             = Adamastor
| series           = [[Os Lusíadas]]
| image            = Adamastor no alto de Santa Catarina 1980.JPG
| image_size       = 250px
| alt              = Adamastor no alto de Santa Catarina
| caption          = Statue of Adamastor by Júlio Vaz Júnior, unveiled in 1927 at the Santa Catarina viewpoint, Lisbon, Portugal
| creator          = [[Luís de Camões]]
| lbl21            = Description
| data21           = Greek-type mythological character
| lbl22            = Mentioned in
| data22           = "Death with Interruptions" by [[José Saramago]]<br>''The Year Of the Death of Ricardo Reis'' by [[José Saramago]]<br>''The First Life of Adamastor'' by [[André Brink]]<br>''[[L'Africaine]]'' (1865 opera)<br>''Essai sur la poésie épique'' by [[Voltaire]]<br>''[[Les Misérables]]'' by [[Victor Hugo]]<br>''[[The Phantom of the Opera (novel)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' by [[Gaston Leroux]], ''Poésies et Lettres'', by [[Comte de Lautréamont]], ''[[Mensagem]]'', by [[Fernando Pessoa]]
}}
'''Adamastor''' is a mythological character created by the [[Portugal|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.