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1. (gen.) Orion
(in Greek myth) a hunter who was killed by Artemis and placed in the sky as a constellation.
2. Orion
the Hunter, a constellation lying on the celestial equator between Canis Major and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
Etymology: (1125–75; ME < OF < LL ōrātiōnem, acc. of ōrātiō plea, prayer, oration)
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1. (noun) Orion
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
2. (noun) Orion, Hunter
a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel
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1. ORION
in the Greek mythology a handsome giant and hunter, was struck blind by Dionysos for attempting an outrage on Merope, but recovered his eyesight on exposing his eyeballs to the arrowy rays of Aurora, and became afterwards the companion of Artemis on the hunting-field, but he fell a victim to the jealousy of Apollo, the brother of Artemis, and was transformed by the latter into a constellation in the sky, where he figures as a giant wearing a lion's skin and a girdle or belt and wielding a club.
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