Definition of pillars of hercules Pillars of hercules
Pil•lars of Her•cu•les
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| pillars of hercules - the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules | ||
| strait of gibraltar the strait between Spain and Africa | ||
| calpe, gibraltar, rock of gibraltar location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules | ||
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pillars of hercules
The name given by the ancients to the two rocks forming the entrance to the Mediterranean at the Strait of Gibraltar. Their erection was ascribed by the Greeks to Hercules, on the occasion of his journey to the kingdom of Geryon.
