Hi Lactnetters For all of you who love Mythology, I have 3 references about the Milky Way. There are several versions of the origin of the Milky Way. It seems that Hercules was sucking at the breast and slipped or was pulled off by Hea and the spilled milk scattered and became the Milky Way. Another version said that Zeus was putting the baby, Hercules to the sleeping Hera's breast. She awoke, and the spilled milk became the Milky Way. Zeus is the fathers of Hercules. Dr Johanna Goldfarb talks about the Milky Way in her " Breastfeeding Handbook" on page 33 ,First edition. I read this with interested and a couple of years ago sent her a note asking about her references and she was very kind to send me the references so with that I pass them on to all of you. Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Edward Tripp Page 274 Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Pierre Grimal, Translated by A.R. Maxwell-Hyslop, page 194 The Mythology of all Races Volume lV , Finno-Ugric, Siberian , 1964, Page 276 and page 414. Jan Aken RN IBCLC from the land of the Seattle Mariners; our baseball team is in the playoffs for the first time in 19 yrs. [log in to unmask] Com