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{{InfoboxRegion|image=[[File:PillarsOfHerculesTemp.png|center|350px]]|name=Pillars of Hercules|location=[[Calypso Deeps]]|star systems='''Core'''


The '''Pillars of Hercules''' is a subcluster of star systems located entirely within the [[Calypso Deeps]] of the [[Local Supercluster]].
* Odyssey
* Ithaca
* Cyclops
* Siren
* Scylla
* Charybdis


It is situated spinward of the [[Encruzilhada Subcluster]] and coreward-by-spinward of the [[Magellan Subcluster]].
'''Outer'''


The Pillars of Hercules is comprised of six star systems: [[Charybdis]], [[Cyclops]], [[Ithaca]], [[Odyssey]], [[Scylla]], and [[Siren]].
* Athena|num_star_systems=7 Star Systems|star-systems-collapsed=}}
 
The '''Pillars of Hercules''' is a group of seven star systems located entirely within the [[Calypso Deeps]]. The subcluster has no colonized systems nor sovereign states residing within it.
== Etymology ==
The Magellan Subcluster is named after '''Ferdinand Magellan''' (<abbr>c.</abbr> 1480 - 27 April 1521), a Portuguese explorer best known for having planned and led the 1519–22 Spanish expedition to the East Indies, which achieved the first circumnavigation of Earth in history. During this expedition, he also discovered the Strait of Magellan, allowing his fleet to pass from the Atlantic into the Pacific Ocean and perform the first European navigation to Asia via the Pacific.
 
== History ==


== Astrography ==
== Astrography ==
The Pillars of Hercules is known for having an series of unstable translight strings between Ithaca and Scylla.
The Pillars of Herculues is situated spinward of the [[Encruzilhada Subcluster]] and coreward-by-spinward of the [[Magellan Subcluster]].


== Demographics ==
=== Translight Strings ===
 
There are a total of six charter translight strings connecting the seven star systems of the Pillars of Hercules. Three of the translight strings of The Pillars of Hercules are weak and unstable: those connecting Ithaca - Cyclops - Siren - Scylla. The subcluster has no nexus systems, as no star system of The Pillars of Hercules boasts more than three connecting strings.
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== Culture ==
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== References ==
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! colspan="5" |Regional Interstellar Travel
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| colspan="4" |Pillars of Hercules - Magellan Subcluster
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== Etymology ==
The name of the Pillars of Hercules is an allusion to a location in Ancient Greek mythology: the furthermost extent of the twelve labors of Hercules, the location beyond which Plato claimed the legendary island of Atlantis could be found, and a metaphor for the end of a journey or the edge of the known world. The name was shared by promontories flanking the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar on Earth.

Latest revision as of 16:09, 31 July 2025

Pillars of Hercules

Location:

Calypso Deeps

Star Systems:

7 Star Systems

Core

  • Odyssey
  • Ithaca
  • Cyclops
  • Siren
  • Scylla
  • Charybdis

Outer

  • Athena

The Pillars of Hercules is a group of seven star systems located entirely within the Calypso Deeps. The subcluster has no colonized systems nor sovereign states residing within it.

Astrography

The Pillars of Herculues is situated spinward of the Encruzilhada Subcluster and coreward-by-spinward of the Magellan Subcluster.

Translight Strings

There are a total of six charter translight strings connecting the seven star systems of the Pillars of Hercules. Three of the translight strings of The Pillars of Hercules are weak and unstable: those connecting Ithaca - Cyclops - Siren - Scylla. The subcluster has no nexus systems, as no star system of The Pillars of Hercules boasts more than three connecting strings.

Star System Astropolitics Organizations Settlement Notes
Athena
Charybdis
Cyclops
Ithaca
Odyssey
Scylla
Siren
Regional Interstellar Travel
Pillars of Hercules - Apollo Subcluster Athena - Daphne
Pillars of Hercules - Calypso Deeps Athena - Dionysus
Pillars of Hercules - Encruzilhada Charybdis - Roche
Pillars of Hercules - Magellan Subcluster Charybdis - Gonzalo

Etymology

The name of the Pillars of Hercules is an allusion to a location in Ancient Greek mythology: the furthermost extent of the twelve labors of Hercules, the location beyond which Plato claimed the legendary island of Atlantis could be found, and a metaphor for the end of a journey or the edge of the known world. The name was shared by promontories flanking the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar on Earth.