Friday 2 November 2007

Orion

Orion was a great huntsman of Greek mythology who was placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion.

The most important recorded episodes are his birth somewhere in Boeotia, his visit to Chios where he met Merope and was blinded by her father, Oenopion, the recovery of his sight at Lemnos, his hunting with Artemis on Crete, his death by the blow of Artemis or of the giant scorpion which became Scorpio, and his elevation to the heavens.

Read the full article at  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_%28mythology%29

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