THE DISCOVERY OF THE SEA WAY TO INDIA WAS DIFFICULT AND SAILORS AND NAVIGATORS KNEW DANGEROUS STORIES ABOUT THESE UNKNOWN PLACES, LIKE
the ADAMASTOR MONSTER FROM THE CAPE OF TORMENTS - IMAGINED BY THE POET CAMÕES IN THE EPIC POEM "OS LUSÍADAS". THE STUDENTS WHO READ THE POEM DRAWED THIS MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE THAT REPRESENTS THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN.
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