Pillars of Hercules
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Pillars of Hercules
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Calypso Deeps |
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Star Systems: |
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The Pillars of Hercules is a subcluster of star systems located entirely within the Calypso Deeps of the Local Supercluster.
It is situated spinward of the Encruzilhada Subcluster and coreward-by-spinward of the Magellan Subcluster.
The Pillars of Hercules is comprised of six star systems: Charybdis, Cyclops, Ithaca, Odyssey, Scylla, and Siren.
Etymology
The Magellan Subcluster is named after Ferdinand Magellan (c. 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
The Pillars of Hercules is known for having an series of unstable translight strings between Ithaca and Scylla.