Why Is Our Galaxy Called “THE MILKY WAY”? #shorts
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Why is our galaxy called “the milky way”?
The legend described the god Zeus bringing an infant, Hercules, to his sleeping wife Hera's breast so the baby could nurse secretly. When Hera awoke and pulled away, her breast milk sprayed into the firmament and created the Milky Way.
So the Milky Way gets its name from a Greek myth about the goddess Hera who sprayed milk across the sky. But other parts of the world, our galaxy goes by other names. In China it’s called the “Silver River,” and in the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa, it’s called the “Backbone of Night.”
Which name do you like the most?
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