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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.
Merope (/ ˈ m ɛr ə p iː /; Ancient Greek: Μερόπη Meropê) was a mortal princess in Greek mythology, who was loved by the hunter Orion and was his fiancée. She is called Haero by Parthenius of Nicaea. [1]
In Greek mythology, Menippe (/ m ɪ ˈ n ɪ p iː /; Ancient Greek: Μενίππη, romanized: Meníppē, lit. 'courageous mare, [1] sipper [2] ') and Metioche (Ancient Greek: Μητιόχη, romanized: Mētióchē) were daughters of Orion. They feature in a brief myth about human sacrifice.
In Greek mythology, Hyrieus (/ ˈ h ɪ r i ˌ uː s /; Ancient Greek: Ὑριεύς) was the eponym of Hyria in Boeotia, where he dwelt and where Orion (see below) was born; [1] some sources though place him either in Thrace or on Chios. [2] Most accounts speak of him as a king, although Ovid and Nonnus portray him as a peasant. [3] [4]
In Greek mythology, Orion was a gigantic, supernaturally strong hunter, [27] born to Euryale, a Gorgon, and Poseidon , god of the sea. One myth recounts Gaia's rage at Orion, who dared to say that he would kill every animal on Earth. The angry goddess tried to dispatch Orion with a scorpion.
Pleiades and Orion are mentioned in the Book of Job: ... (2004), The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology ...
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Cedalion standing on the shoulders of Orion; detail from Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun by Nicolas Poussin, 1658, Oil on canvas; 46 7/8 x 72 in. (119.1 x 182.9 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art. In Greek mythology, Cedalion or Kedalion (Classical Greek Κηδαλίων) was a servant of Hephaestus in Lemnos.