20070816

Crying over spilt...Milky Way

"Milky" Way, by claramara
Worth1000.com
Alternate Explanations 3 contest

Several Greek myths discuss the origins of the Milky Way ("Galaxias," from "gala" or milk) as seen from Earth, with Hera unknowingly breastfeeding Heracles, or Rhea attempting to breastfeed a stone in swaddling clothes to dupe her husband Cronus.

Further discussion: Milky Way (mythology), from wikipedia.org.

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