BrokenNorthern t1_jeb05h3 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:28 PM Reply to 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 It's Heracles though, right? As in Hera's glory. He was renamed in her honour. Permalink 6
BrokenNorthern t1_jeb05h3 wrote
Reply to 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
It's Heracles though, right? As in Hera's glory. He was renamed in her honour.