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Definition: Pillars Of Hercules |
Pillars Of HerculesNoun1. The two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Literature | Pillars of Hercules (The). The opposite rocks at the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea, one in Spain and the other on the African continent. The tale is that they were bound together till Hercules tore them asunder in order to get to Gades (Cadiz). The ancients called them Calpe and Abyla; we call them Gibraltar Rock and Mount Hacho, on which stands the fortress of Ceuta (Kutah). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Pillars of Hercules is the ancient name given to the promontories that flank the entrance to the Straits of Gibraltar. They are Gibraltar in Europe and Mt. Acha in Ceuta in Africa. The Jebel Musa, west of Ceuta, is sometimes considered one of the Pillars.
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Indication | Beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, weathercock; guidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpost; pillars of Hercules, pharos; bale-fire, beacon-fire; l'etoile du Nord; landmark, seamark; lighthouse, balize; polestar, loadstar, lodestar; cynosure, guide; address, direction, name; sign, signboard. |
Limit | Ircumvallation; pillars of Hercules; Rubicon, turning point; ne plus ultra; sluice, floodgate. |
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Crosswords: Pillars Of Hercules |
| English words defined with "Pillars of Hercules": Abila, Abyla ♦ Calpe ♦ Gibraltar ♦ Jebel Musa ♦ Rock of Gibraltar. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Pillars of Hercules": Columns of Hercules ♦ Hercules' Pillars. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Bacon's ship embarking on a voyage, flanked by mythical pillars of Hercules in Strait of Gibraltar] / Sim. Pafs, Sculpr. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Language | Translations for "Pillars of Hercules"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Spanish | columnas de hércules. (various references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-f-h-i-l-l-l-o-p-r-r-s-s-u" | |
-5 letters: superhelical. | |
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