Pillars of Hercules

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ancient toponym mythological geographic feature

The Pillars of Hercules is the ancient name for the two promontories flanking the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar, long regarded as the symbolic boundary of the known world in classical antiquity.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Pillars of Heracles 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient toponym ⓘ
mythological geographic feature ⓘ
appearsOn Coat of arms of Spain ⓘ
surface form: Spanish coat of arms

Spanish royal arms ⓘ
surface form: Spanish royal heraldry
associatedBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
associatedRegion Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
associatedWith Heracles ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ
surface form: Hercules
culturalMeaning edge of the civilized world ⓘ
gateway between continents ⓘ
flanks western entrance of the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
forms narrow passage between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Columnae Herculis ⓘ
Columnae Herculis ⓘ
surface form: Herculis Columnae

Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
surface form: Pillars of Heracles
hasIconography two columns with a banner ⓘ
hasLeftPillarCandidate Gibraltar ⓘ
surface form: Rock of Gibraltar
hasMythologicalAct Heracles sundered a mountain to connect Atlantic and Mediterranean ⓘ
hasMythologicalOrigin labors of Heracles ⓘ
hasRightPillarCandidate Jebel Musa ⓘ
Monte Hacho ⓘ
hasSubjectOf classical studies ⓘ
historical geography ⓘ
mythological studies ⓘ
influenced Renaissance cartography ⓘ
medieval geographical thought ⓘ
locatedIn Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
mentionedIn Latin literature ⓘ
ancient Greek literature ⓘ
works of Plato ⓘ
works of Pliny the Elder ⓘ
works of Strabo ⓘ
partOf Greek mythology ⓘ
Roman religion ⓘ
surface form: Roman mythology
refersTo two promontories at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
relatedTo Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
ancient geography ⓘ
ancient navigation ⓘ
symbolizes boundary of the known world in classical antiquity ⓘ
limit of human exploration ⓘ
transition between known and unknown seas ⓘ
timePeriodOfConcept Middle Ages ⓘ
classical antiquity ⓘ
usedAsMotto Plus Ultra ⓘ
surface form: Plus ultra

Referenced by (6)

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

Non plus ultra → associatedSymbol → Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
coat of arms of New Spain → depicts → Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
Pillars of Hercules → hasAlternativeName → Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pillars of Heracles
Strait of Gibraltar → historicalName → Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
Strait of Gibraltar → nearbyLandmark → Pillars of Hercules ⓘ