Estrada de Santiago

Portuguese

A Estrada de Santiago

Etymology

From the Portuguese words for "Road of Saint James", being a divine memento of the path Saint James traveled in Europe, a Church attempt to banish the pagan beliefs that the Milky Way as seen from earth was either milk from Hera's breast or the trace the sun god left while leading souls to the gods' dwelling.

Noun

Estrada de Santiago

(astronomy) A broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky; our view of the dense portions of the Milky Way Galaxy from inside the galaxy.

Hyponyms

Via Láctea

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