Tale summary
One legend says that Hercules once set off on a journey with nine ships, which got separated and only eight of them were initially found. Collectively, they began searching for the ninth one and found it at the bottom of the hill of Montjuïc. The crew fell in love with the area and decided to name the city after barca (boat) and nona (ninth). Hercules is also said to have fallen in love with a beautiful girl called Pyrene. However, they could not stay together for more than several months, as they supposedly had to continue on their journeys. That is where the name ‘Pyrenees’ comes from.