Pillars of Hercules

Speech parts

1. Pillars of Hercules - Noun

2. Pillars of Hercules - Proper noun

Meaning

the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules

Examples

According to Critias, 9,000 years before his lifetime a war took place between those outside the Pillars of Hercules at the Strait of Gibraltar and those who dwelt within them. Source: Internet

Plato refers to Gibraltar as one of the Pillars of Hercules along with Jebel Musa or Monte Hacho on the other side of the Strait. Source: Internet

In fact, Plato's Pillars of Hercules are the northerner boundary of the Sahara, is there a reason for it? Source: Internet

Learn more about and how its name evolved from 'Jabal Ţāriq' after the general who led the moorish invasion in 711 and before that it is part of Greek mythology (Pillars of Hercules). Source: Internet

He tells how he set out with his men from Circe's island for a journey of exploration to sail beyond the Pillars of Hercules and into the Western sea to find what adventures awaited them. Source: Internet

Others have theorized that before the 6th Century, the "Pillars of Hercules" may have applied to mountains on either side of the Gulf of Laconia, and may also have been part of the pillar cult of the Aegean. Source: Internet

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