a myth . Chinese : 銀河 "Silver River". Croatian : Mliječni Put "Milky Way" translated from Latin. Traditionally it was named Kumova slama (Godfather's straw) Czech : Mléčná dráha "Milky Way" translated from Greek or Latin. Danish : Mælkevejen . Dutch : Melkweg "Milky Way" translated from Latin. English : Milky