To put all this into summary, Phoenician legend or mythology has it that Melqart was responsible for opening up the Mediterranean once again and creating the two megalithic structures on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar, what was referred to as the Pillars of Heracles.

Cádiz is a city located in southern Spain near Gibraltar. It is perhaps the oldest continually-inhabited city in all of Europe and was founded as a Phoenician trading post.