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[[Image:Gates of hera.jpg|thumb|The Gates of Hera, as seen from a nearby valley ridge]]
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'''The Gates of Hera''' are twin mountain peaks on [[Kobol]] that mark the entrance to the [[Tomb of Athena]]. In Colonial mythology, it is the point from which [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]] jumped to her death in depair over the Exodus of the Thirteen Tribes of Man. The path that leads to the Gates of Hera is lined with ancient gravestones.
'''The Gates of Hera''' are twin mountain peaks on [[Kobol]] that mark the entrance to the [[Tomb of Athena]]. In Colonial mythology, it is the point from which [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]] jumped to her death in despair over the [[History of the Twelve Colonies#Exodus|Exodus]] of the Thirteen Tribes of Man. The path that leads to the Gates of Hera is lined with ancient gravestones.


Compare: The [[Wikipedia:Pillars of Hercules|Pillars of Hercules]]
Compare the [[Wikipedia:Pillars of Hercules|Pillars of Hercules]].


===Cimematic Trivia===
===Trivia===
The Gate of Hera are actually a pair of twin peaks just north of [[Wikipedia:Vancouver|Vancouver]], where the show is filmed.  They rise prominently over downtown Vancouver and are known locally as "the Lions".
The Gates of Hera are actually twin peaks just north of [[Wikipedia:Vancouver|Vancouver]], where the show is filmed.  They rise prominently over downtown Vancouver and are known locally as "the Lions."





Revision as of 16:25, 17 April 2006

The Gates of Hera, as seen from a nearby valley ridge

The Gates of Hera are twin mountain peaks on Kobol that mark the entrance to the Tomb of Athena. In Colonial mythology, it is the point from which Athena jumped to her death in despair over the Exodus of the Thirteen Tribes of Man. The path that leads to the Gates of Hera is lined with ancient gravestones.

Compare the Pillars of Hercules.

Trivia

The Gates of Hera are actually twin peaks just north of Vancouver, where the show is filmed. They rise prominently over downtown Vancouver and are known locally as "the Lions."