What narrow strait did the Greeks call the "Pillars of Hercules"?

Question

Please answer only if you know.

Answer 1

Strait of Gibraltar.
When Hercules had to perform twelve labours, one of them was to fetch the Cattle of Geryon in Spain and bring it to Eurystheus. On his way to the island of Erytheia he had to cross the mountain that was once Atlas. Instead of climbing the great mountain, he cut corners and put his mind to work. He decided to use his great strength to smash through the colossal mountain that used to be a colossal giant. Hercules split it in half using his indestructible mace or club (Myths vary). By doing so, he connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and formed the Strait of Gibraltar. One part of the split mountain is Gibraltar and the other is either Monte Hacho or Jebel Musa . These two mountains taken together have since then been known as the Pillars of Hercules.

Answer 2

The Pillars of Hercules is the ancient name given to the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar... which connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain from Morocco.

It is widely accepted that the northern or European Pillar is the Rock of Gibraltar, the disputed southern or African Pillar is believe to be either Monte Hacho in Ceuta or Jebel Musa in Morocco.

Answer 3

To the Greeks, the Pillars of Hercules--the name given to the twin rocks that define the passage we know as the Straits of Gibraltar--represented the gateway from the known Mediterranean to the unknown mysteries beyond

Answer 4

Actually, the Pillars of Hercules were probably the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar.

Answer 5

The Straits of Gibraltar

Answer 6

Traditionally, we have assumed it was the straits of Gibralter between Africa and Spain; however there are more recent theories that think they might actually be the straits between the Med and the Black sea. Either would be very far away and difficult to get to from the Greeks' perspective.

Answer 7

This time, I am going with a simple answer. It is SO easy to be bad, do wrong, do what pleases us and the bad really does seem to rub off on others easier than the good does. Those who choose the straight and narrow are truly serious about it and will work towards it. They will stand alone and do what it takes to accomplish it. It's really hard to accomplish, but the rewards for those who do accomplish it, those rewards are what make it all worth while. Doing right (the narrow way) is so much harder than doing wrong (the broad way).

Answer 8

The strait of Gibraltar.

Answer 9

The strait between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.

Answer 10

the strait of gibraltar, between spain and morocco (mediterranean and atlantic)