{"id":2216,"date":"2020-07-10T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T10:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=2216"},"modified":"2022-12-03T22:07:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T22:07:06","slug":"les-colonnes-dhercule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/iberian-mythology\/the-columns-dhercule\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pillars of Hercules"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/iberian-mythology\/\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIberian mythology\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_mythology\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWiki\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>The Pillars of Hercules would be the ancient name of the Strait of Gibraltar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"Gibraltar the Pillars of Hercules\" width=\"25\" height=\"26\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/iberian-mythology\/the-columns-dhercule\/#Gibraltar-les-colonnes-dHercule\" >Gibraltar the Pillars of Hercules<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gibraltar-les-colonnes-dHercule\"><\/span>Gibraltar the Pillars of Hercules<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>They represent the rock of Gibraltar on the European side and the Djebel Musa mountain on the African side.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>According to Roman sources, while on his way to the Garden of the Hesperides, Hercules had to cross the mountain that was once the Atlas. Instead of scaling the great mountain, Hercules allegedly used his superhuman strength to force his way through. This is how he linked the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean and formed the Strait of Gibraltar.<\/p>\n<p>One part of the split mountain is Gibraltar and the other is either Monte Hacho or Jebel Musa. These two mountains taken together have since been known as the \u201cPillars of Hercules\u201d, but other natural features have been associated with this name.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mythologie Ib\u00e9rique Wiki Les Colonnes d&rsquo;Hercule seraient le nom antique du D\u00e9troit de Gibraltar. 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