Russell Schultz Orion Constellation and Greek Mythology The Orion constellation the most famous constellation of the winter sky. It lies on the celestial equator which means a part of it can always be seen. When it rises in November it is tilted to the left. When it is at its max altitude in the south it Is vertical, and when it when it sets it is tilted to the right. The rectangle of stars in the middle represents Orion's torso. The star at the northwest of Orion is Betelgeuse which would be Orions right shoulder. The northeast star is Bellatrix which is Orion's other shoulder. The southeast star is Rigel which would be his knee. The other knee star would be at the southwest corner which is Saiph. In the center of
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He also was in love with the Goddess Diana, she was also a huntress. It is said he was born somewhere in Boeotia. He had went to Chios where he met a girl named Meropean and was blinded by her father Oenopion for raping her. He then went to Lemnos to beg the god Hephaistos for the recovery of his vision. He was told to travel to the sun god who could restore his vision. He also went hunting with the goddess Artemis. There are multiple stories of his death and his elevation to the heavens. He died while serving Artemis and was put with the stars as the constellation “Orion”. In one version of his death he wanted to marry the goddess, but her brother Apollo tricked her into shooting him with an arrow. In a different version, Artemis had slain him on purpose after he raped her attendant Oupis. Although the most common story was that Orion told everyone that he would hunt down all the beasts of the earth, and so a giant scorpion was sent to kill him. Both Orion and the scorpion were put in the group of the stars, one would rise as the other would set. This helps explain why Orion and Scorpius “the scorpion” are never in the sky at the same time. Orion's is at the center of the winter sky which also leads to stories connecting him with other constellations. To the east there are his two dogs, Canis Major and Canis Minor, which
He also was in love with the Goddess Diana, she was also a huntress. It is said he was born somewhere in Boeotia. He had went to Chios where he met a girl named Meropean and was blinded by her father Oenopion for raping her. He then went to Lemnos to beg the god Hephaistos for the recovery of his vision. He was told to travel to the sun god who could restore his vision. He also went hunting with the goddess Artemis. There are multiple stories of his death and his elevation to the heavens. He died while serving Artemis and was put with the stars as the constellation “Orion”. In one version of his death he wanted to marry the goddess, but her brother Apollo tricked her into shooting him with an arrow. In a different version, Artemis had slain him on purpose after he raped her attendant Oupis. Although the most common story was that Orion told everyone that he would hunt down all the beasts of the earth, and so a giant scorpion was sent to kill him. Both Orion and the scorpion were put in the group of the stars, one would rise as the other would set. This helps explain why Orion and Scorpius “the scorpion” are never in the sky at the same time. Orion's is at the center of the winter sky which also leads to stories connecting him with other constellations. To the east there are his two dogs, Canis Major and Canis Minor, which