Visible around the world, the constellation is named after the eponymous hunter in Greek mythology. Orion's Belt is known as an asterism , a pattern of stars that is not one of the 88 official ...

According to Greek mythology, Orion was placed in the sky by Artemis, goddess of the moon. Orion lived as a hermit on a distant island, sleeping by day and hunting by night.

In Greek mythology, Orion is a legendary hunter. One myth says he was banished to the sky for boasting about how many animals he could kill.

Orion, the hunter, now on the rise in the southeastern sky early in the evening, is not only bright and well defined but also a major player in mythology and lore. He’s mentioned in the Bible ...

In Greek mythology, Orion, a giant huntsman, was killed by a scorpion sent by Gaia (or Artemis, in some versions) to stop his boast that he could kill every animal on Earth.