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Pillars of Hercules
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Pillars of Hercules
–noun
the two promontories on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar: the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe and the Jebel Musa in Africa; fabled to have been raised by Hercules.
Also called Hercules' Pillars.
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Pil·lars of Hercules       (pĭl'ərz)  Pronunciation Key 
The ancient name for two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar and the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. They are usually identified as Gibraltar in Europe and Jebel Musa in North Africa.

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pillars of hercules

noun
the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules 

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