Columnae Herculis

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classical mythological concept mythological landmark

Columnae Herculis is the Latin name for the mythological Pillars of Hercules, traditionally associated with the promontories flanking the Strait of Gibraltar at the western edge of the ancient known world.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Columnae Herculis canonical	2
Herculis Columnae	2

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	classical mythological concept ⓘ mythological landmark ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	edge of the known world ⓘ
associatedWithCulture	ancient Greek culture ⓘ ancient Roman culture ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Heracles ⓘ Hercules ⓘ
associatedWithFeature	Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Western Mediterranean ⓘ surface form: western Mediterranean Sea
hasAlternativeName	Columnae Herculis ⓘ surface form: Herculis Columnae Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
hasLanguage	Latin ⓘ
hasMythologicalRole	boundary marker of the ancient world ⓘ gateway between Mediterranean and Atlantic ⓘ
hasTraditionalMotto	Non plus ultra ⓘ
influenced	later European cartographic symbolism ⓘ
label	Columnae Herculis self-link ⓘ
LatinNameOf	Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
locatedNear	Iberian Peninsula ⓘ North Africa ⓘ
mentionedIn	Greek geographical literature ⓘ Roman geographical literature ⓘ
namedAfter	Heracles ⓘ Hercules ⓘ
partOf	Greco-Roman mythology ⓘ
refersTo	Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
symbolizes	limit of human exploration ⓘ transition between worlds ⓘ
traditionallyIdentifiedWith	Jebel Musa ⓘ Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pillars of Hercules → hasAlternativeName → Columnae Herculis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Herculis Columnae

Columnae Herculis → label → Columnae Herculis self-link ⓘ

Columnae Herculis → hasAlternativeName → Columnae Herculis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Herculis Columnae