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Kamos

Kamos (died 1183 BC) is a figure of Greek and Egyptian mythology. Kamos was an infamous pirate from Ancient Egypt, and he was a servant of the fierce cyclops Gargarensis. Kamos assisted his master on his quest of releasing the titan Kronos from Tartarus, but failed to kill the Admiral of Atlantis Arkantos when he had the chance, leading to his own death.

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Kamos impaled

Kamos being impaled by Arkantos' spear

Kamos was kidnapped by an Egyptian fishing ship at an early age, and he was raised by the goddess Bast, and he harbored great anger and rage. While attempting to hand-feed a Leviathan, he lost his right hand, which was replaced by a khopesh sickle-sword. He led pirate raids on Atlantis (off the coast of present-day Portugal and Spain), and he later became a servant of Gargarensis, a feared cyclops who sought immortality by releasing the titan Kronos from Tartarus and therefore gaining the favor of Kronos and Poseidon. Kamos failed in his attempt to steal the trident of Poseidon from Atlantis after he was intercepted while fleeing to the Balearic Isles by Arkantos, the admiral of Atlantis, whose wife had been killed by Kamos and his pirates. Kamos jumped on the back of a leviathan and escaped, swearing to display Arkantos' head on the mast of his ship.

Kamos dead

Kamos dead

In Egypt, Kamos fought against Arkantos and his allies Ajax, Chiron, and Amanra when they continued their attempts to thwart Gargarensis' plans. Kamos guarded the last piece of Osiris from the heroes, hiding it in one of his pirate bases. The heroes commandeered pirate ships and destroyed Kamos' island base, and Arkantos encountered Kamos on a cliff once more. However, there was no leviathan to save him. Arkantos taunted Kamos about his promise to hang his head on a mast, and Kamos responded by saying that even if he would not have his head on his mast, someone else would. Arkantos lifted his spear as Kamos charged at him, impaling him. A heavily bleeding Kamos fell off of the cliff and landed on sharp rocks, killing him.

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