Orion

Orion , in Greek mythology, Boeotian hunter. When Oenopion delayed giving his daughter Merope to him, Orion, when drunk, violated her. Oenopion then blinded him, but his vision was restored by the rays of the sun. The story of Orion's death has many versions. Some state he offended Artemis, who killed him. Others say that he became her favorite hunting companion, but offended Apollo, who loosed a giant scorpion to chase Orion into the sea. Apollo then tricked Artemis into shooting Orion. When she discovered what she had done, she gave way to her grief and immortalized her companion and the scorpion by placing them in the heavens as constellations.

Orion in Greek mythology, a giant and hunter who was changed into a constellation at his death. His association with the constellation is very early, being mentioned in Homer.

The constellation itself, said to represent a hunter holding a club and shield, lies on the celestial equator and contains many bright stars, including a line of three that form Orion's Belt. Orion's hound is another name for the Dog Star.

Orion In Greek mythology a giant and a huntsman who was killed by the goddess Artemis and then placed amongst the stars with a girdle, a sword, a lion's skin, and a club, according to Homer. Amos (5: 8) and Job (9: 9) refer to the creation of this constellation of seven stars shaped, it was held, like a man with a narrow waist, and in Job 38: 31 God asks whether a mere man can loose Orion's girdle and so usher in the winter season (Job 38: 29–31).