Mythology: The "Pillars of Hercules" are the Strait of Gibraltar —…

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Did you know? The "Pillars of Hercules" are the Strait of Gibraltar — according to Greek myth marked by two mountains that Hercules cleaved open when he broke through Mount Atlas. One now bears a real silvered pillar. Spain's flag features them in its coat of arms, with "non plus ultra" ("nothing further").

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The "Pillars of Hercules" are the Strait of Gibraltar — according to Greek myth marked by two mountains that Hercules cleaved open when he broke through Mount Atlas. One now bears a real silvered pillar. Spain's flag features them in its coat of arms, with "non plus ultra" ("nothing further").

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