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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/39335010
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/39335010
Here’s French wikipedia calling the mythological figure “Ariane” with no D https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_(mythologie)
“Aryan” in French is “aryenne”, it has a different vowel
France had plenty of pre-WWII rocket scientists, like:
What France did not have was a counterpart to Operation Paperclip like Britain and the Soviet Union did
And lastly, the guy that picked the name was a devoted supporter of Charles de Gaulle
This criticism does not hold up any scrutiny whatsoever