Re: Irregulars question: Milky Way

[Alberto Monteiro]

Steve Sloan II wrote: 
>  
> I also like the other name for the Milky Way that I learned 
> from Greg Benford, "Great Sky River". That one makes a lot 
> of sense. Kudos to the American Indians for coming up with 
> it. :-) 
>  
> There's also the very cool-sounding African "Backbone of 
> Night", that I learned from Cosmos. 
> 
In the Tupi-Guarani mythology it's called "Caminho da Anta", 
which means "Pathway of a <big-cousin-of-the-rat-with-the- 
size-of-a-cow>". Sorry for not getting the name in Tupi 
but in Portuguese O:-) 
 
Alberto Monteiro 
 
_______________________________________________
http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l