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Subject:
Hercules, Disney, and mother's milk
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Lara M Coffman <[log in to unmask]>
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Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 5 Jul 1997 16:16:43 EDT
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Hello, I'm new to Lactnet and finding it to be a wonderful resource.
Thanks to the author of the posting of the lovely Hercules myth, which
ascribes the creation of the Milky Way Galaxy to Hera, whose milk
streamed across  the heavens while she nursed her son Hercules.  I'd like
to add a bit of etymology that I found delightful:   our modern word
"galaxy"  comes from the  Greek gala, meaning  "mother's milk."

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Lara  Coffman RN, BSN
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Prosser, Washington, USA
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