Portuguese legendary creatures

mythical ghost-monster found in many Hispanic and Lusophone countries

deep-rooted mythical belief

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.

thumb|Duendecitos by Francisco Goya, 1799 thumb|Model of a duende

According to Portuguese, Galician, and Asturian mythology, the Mouros or Moiros are a race of supernatural beings which have inhabited the lands of Galicia, Asturias and Portugal since the beginning of time.

figure of Portuguese and Galician legend