TIL the milky way was named as such because of Hera's breaskmilk...An infant Hercules tried to nurse from her, and she threw him off. Allowing some milk to splash and creating the galaxy and all its stars... en.wikipedia.org Submitted by Themakia t3_126ku10 on March 30, 2023 at 11:59 AM in todayilearned 100 comments 1,616
xopranaut t1_jeb4kvf wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:56 PM Reply to comment by temporarysecretary17 in TIL the milky way was named as such because of Hera's breaskmilk...An infant Hercules tried to nurse from her, and she threw him off. Allowing some milk to splash and creating the galaxy and all its stars... by Themakia Ohh, that’s a good point. Permalink Parent 4
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