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 Way,