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 AdamantAdam’ic Covenant. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Adamas’tor.
 
The spirit of the stormy Cape (Good Hope), described by Camoëns in the Lusiad as a hideous phantom. According to Barre’to, he was one of the giants who invaded heaven.   1
 


 AdamantAdam’ic Covenant. 

 
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