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An engraving of Orion from Johann Bayer's Uranometria, 1603 (US Naval Observatory Library). In Greek mythology, Orion (/ ə ˈ r aɪ ə n /; Ancient Greek: Ὠρίων or Ὠαρίων; Latin: Orion) [1] was a giant huntsman whom Zeus (or perhaps Artemis) placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion.
Artemis asked Zeus to protect the Pleiades and in turn, Zeus turned them into stars. Artemis was angry because she no longer could see her companions and had her brother, Apollo, send a giant scorpion to chase and kill Orion. Zeus then turned Orion into a constellation to further pursue the Pleiades in the skies. [5]
Artemis and Leto sent a scorpion to kill Orion. [12] Their battle caught the attention of Zeus, who raised both combatants to the sky to serve as a reminder for mortals to curb their excessive pride. In another version of the myth, Artemis' twin brother, Apollo, was the one who sent the scorpion to kill Orion after the hunter earned the goddess ...
The Artemis program has made noteworthy progress, including Orion's 2022 uncrewed launch atop NASA's giant Space Launch System (SLS), but also has experienced various delays and rising costs.
Using Orion, empowered by his Argonaut skill, Bell kills Antares, and proceeds to use his Hestia Knife to break the crystal Artemis was entrapped in, stabbing her in the heart. An apparition of Artemis appears before Bell and reveals to him that even Gods reincarnate, though however long that may be even she doesn't know.
In another version, Orion tries to violate Opis, [227] one of Artemis' followers from Hyperborea, and Artemis kills him. [228] In a version by Aratus, Orion grabs Artemis' robe and she kills him in self-defense. [229] Other writers have Artemis kill him for trying to rape her or one of her attendants. [230]
The virginal Artemis of classical times is not directly comparable to Ishtar of the many lovers, but the mytheme of Artemis shooting Orion, was linked to her punishment of Actaeon by T.C.W. Stinton; [28] the Greek context of the mortal's reproach to the amorous goddess is translated to the episode of Anchises and Aphrodite. [29]
Palm trees are especially connected to the island of Delos, as it was beneath a palm tree on this island that Artemis and Apollo were born. According to Homeric myth, Artemis killed only one person on Delos: Orion. Though this identification cannot be proven outright, it at least accounts for the palm trees, the unusual necklace, and the way ...