Orion
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Orion is a famous giant hunter from ancient Greek myths, known for his strength and hunting prowess. He remains culturally significant as one of the most recognizable figures in classical mythology and is commemorated in the night sky as a prominent constellation.
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An engraving of Orion from Johann Bayer's Uranometria, 1603 (US Naval Observatory Library) In Greek mythology, Orion (/əˈraɪən/; : Ancient Greek: Ὠρίων or Ὠαρίων, romanized: Ōríōn) was a giant huntsman whom Zeus or Artemis placed among the stars as a constellation. He was venerated as a hero in the region of Boeotia, and there is one etiological passage which says that Orion was responsible for the present shape of the Strait of Sicily.
Ancient sources tell several, often conflicting, stories about Orion. Two major versions describe his birth, and several accounts relate his death. Other key episodes in his life include his visits to Chios and Lemnos and his relationship to Artemis. Most stories about him are recorded in incidental allusions and in fairly obscure later writings. No great poet standardized the myth.