Orion (mythology)

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title: Orion (mythology)
text: In Greek mythology, Orion was a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion. Ancient sources told several different stories about Orion; there are two major versions of his birth and several versions of his death. The most important recorded episodes are his birth in Boeotia, his visit to Chios where he met Merope and raped her, being blinded by Merope's father, the recovery of his sight at Lemnos, his hunting with Artemis on Crete, his death by the bow of Artem
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description: Giant huntsman in Greek mythology
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(mythology)
date created: 2003-01-02T05:20:17Z
date modified: 2024-09-03T20:56:22Z
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