"Pillars of Hercules" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Pillars of Hercules}} Pillars of Hercules
  1. (historical) The two promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar, and thus the western limit of the Mediterranean world. Wikipedia link: Pillars of Hercules Tags: historical Categories (place): Spain Translations (two promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar): Ἡράκλειοι Στῆλαι (Hērákleioi Stêlai) [feminine, plural] (Ancient Greek), أَعْمِدَة هِرَقْل (alt: ʔaʕmida(t) hiraql) [masculine] (Arabic), Zuilen van Hercules [plural] (Dutch), Colonnes d’Hercule [feminine, plural] (French), Säulen des Herakles [plural] (German), Colonne d'Ercole [feminine, plural] (Italian), Columnae Herculis [feminine, plural] (Latin), Colunas de Hércules [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), Геркуле́совы столпы́ (Gerkulésovy stolpý) [masculine, plural] (Russian), Columnas de Hércules [feminine, plural] (Spanish)

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