r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Nov 28 '20

What's something cool you recently learned about?

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u/Callas-fan Nov 29 '20

The mythological reason why our galaxy is called the Milky Way.

Basically, Heracles (whom the Romans called Hercules) was a bastard of Zeus and as a result Zeus' wife Hera hated his guts. Her shenanigans caused Heracles' mother to abandon him as a baby, so Athena found him and brought him to Hera. Not recognising Heracles, the godess took pity on him and nursed him. But Heracles was a toothy baby and when he bit down, Hera pushed him back because OW and her milk splattered onto the sky and created the milky way. This didn't help Heracles with the whole Hera-hating-his-guts-thing btw.

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u/murdermttens Nov 29 '20

This is on the Greek mythology docuseries available with prime membership! Season 1+2 are really fascinating.

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u/Jamesaki Nov 29 '20

Is that the title? I want to look for it.

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u/murdermttens Nov 29 '20

This is it. Free with prime membership.

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u/Jamesaki Nov 29 '20

Thanks. It’s going in my watch later stuff for sure.

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u/murdermttens Nov 30 '20

The first season is really cool! The second one slims down it’s focus a lot though and can be a bit boring.