The image of the Pillars of Hercules has accompanied the history of mankind since the time of the Ancient World. According to legend, Hercules/Hercules made his way here from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic with the formation of rocks along the edges of the resulting Strait of Gibraltar, where in ancient times the Pillars were built, indicating the Gates of exit from the Ancient World. To embark on a further voyage in those days practically meant to go to the Other World with a very illusory hope of returning from a voyage. There is a version that Hercules even narrowed the strait to prevent otherworldly monsters from entering the Mediterranean. On the African side, the Strait of Gibraltar is believed to be limited by the rock of Jebel Musa, 18 km from Tangier, its significance is disputed by Monte Hecho in Spanish Ceuta, but not very successfully.
There is a lighthouse on the rock of Jebel Musa, there is a brisk trade in souvenirs in the neighborhood, but I didn’t find anything special there, although it is believed that the image of the pillars was once borrowed from the coat of arms of the discoverers of America on Spanish coins for the North American dollar in the form of a pair of vertical dashes.
There is a lighthouse on the rock of Jebel Musa, there is a brisk trade in souvenirs in the neighborhood, but I didn’t find anything special there, although it is believed that the image of the pillars was once borrowed from the coat of arms of the discoverers of America on Spanish coins for the North American dollar in the form of a pair of vertical dashes.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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