CAMARALZAMAN, prince of “the Island of the Children of Khaledan, situate in the open sea, some twenty days’ sail from the coast of Persia.”  He was the only child of Schahzaman and Fatima, king and queen of the island.  He was very averse to marriage; but one night, by fairy influence, being shown Badoura, only child of the king of China, he fell in love with her and exchanged rings.  Next day both inquired what had become of the other, and the question was deemed so ridiculous that each was thought to be mad.  At length Marzavan (foster-brother of the princess) solved the mystery.  He induced the prince Camaralzaman to go to China, where he was recognized by the princess and married her. (The name means “the moon of the period.")—­Arabian Nights ("Camaralzaman and Badoura").

CAMBALLO, the second son of Cambuscan king of Tartary, brother of Algarsife (3 syl.) and Canace (3 syl.).  He fought with two knights who asked the lady Canace to wife, the terms being that none should have her till he had succeeded in worsting Camballo in combat.  Chaucer does not give us the sequel of this tale, but Spenser says that three brothers, named Priamond, Diamond, and Triamond were suitors, and that Triamond won her.  The mother of these three (all born at one birth) was Agape, who dwelt in Faery-land (bk. iv. 2).

Spenser makes Cambina (daughter of Agape) the lady-love of Camballo.  Camballo is also called Camballus and Cambel.

Camballo’s Ring, given him by his sister Canace, “had power to stanch all wounds that mortally did bleed.”

  Well mote ye wonder how that noble knight,
  After he had so often wounded been,
  Could stand on foot now to renew the fight ... 
  All was thro’ virtue of the ring he wore;
  The which not only did not from him let
  One drop of blood to fall, but did restore
  His weakened powers, and his dulled spirits whet. 
  Spenser, Faery Queen, iv. 2 (1596).

CAMBEL, called by Chaucer Camballo, brother of Canace (3 syl.).  He challenged Every suitor to his sister’s hand, and overthrew them all except Triamond.  The match between Cambel and Triamond was so evenly balanced, that both would have been killed had not Cambina interfered. (See next art.)—­Spenser, Faery Queen, iv. 3 (1596).

CAMBINA, daughter of the fairy Agape (3 syl.).  She had been trained in magic by her mother, and when Camballo, son of Cambuscan, had slain two of her brothers and was engaged in deadly combat with the third (named Triamond), she appeared in the lists in her chariot drawn by two lions, and brought with her a cup of nepenthe, which had the power of converting hate to love, of producing oblivion of sorrow, and of inspiring the mind with celestial joy.  Cambina touched the combatants with her wand and paralyzed them, then giving them the cup to drink, dissolved their animosity, assuaged their pains, and filled them with gladness.  The end was that Camballo made Cambina his wife, and Triamond married Canace.—­Spenser, Faery Queen, iv. 3 (1596).