Definitions

1. noun

In literature, a demon or evil spirit, often seen as a harbinger of doom or death.

“The ancient Greeks believed that the adamastor was an evil spirit that foretold the coming of great calamities.”

2. proper noun

A sea monster in Homer’s Odyssey, described as a creature with the body of a man and the head of a bird.

“According to Homer’s Odyssey, the adamastor was a terrifying sea monster that sailors encountered on their journey.”