What Is The Orion Explanation?

The Orion constellation is something that has always appealed to my imagination. The constellation is visible with the naked eye and can be seen by everyone in the world, wherever they are. Ancient cultures mention it in their writings or even in the paintings in their caves, so the constellation has been up there in the night sky for a little infinity, as a silent watcher over the human race while we live and die at a speed that the heavens only experience as mere seconds. Orion's symbol is that of a hunter and it contains three bright stars that people refer to as the hunter's belt, or Orion's belt. When we go over to some finer instruments than the human eye, one can find Orion's Nebula south to Orion's belt. The nebula is still being very …show more content…
He was said to be the only person who Artemis, goddess of hunting, fell in love with. It all sounds very happily-ever-after, but of course, Greek mythology wouldn't be Greek mythology if it weren't for some jealous person to throw some shenanigans. Apollo, Artemis' brother, wasn't very happy with his sister's love choice and he had a plan to get rid of the Orion. Apollo sent a gigantic scorpion after Orion, which Orion of course tried to flee. Orion jumped into the sea and tried to swim to another island but Apollo changed his plan to kill the poor man. When Orion was nothing more than a dot to the visible eye, Apollo told his sister that the man who fled away from the island was in fact a rapist of one of Artemis' nymphs. By saying this Apollo cunningly convinced Artemis to take her bow and arrow and do her very best to shoot the rapist. She hit Orion and only after killing him, she realised what she had done. Full of regrets Artemis tried to make Orion immortal in the only way she could: she put him on the night sky as the constellation Orion, beside the constellation of the scorpion so he would forever try to escape from the Apollo's …show more content…
He was a caring father, a loving husband, a fair hunter and a moral leader. He watched over his people and made sure nobody was stuck behind. Everybody loved him and all was fair and just. Orion's son, Hubrion, was a spontaneous chap with no bad bone in him and he loved his father more than anyone else in the world. His love was bigger than his fear for the gods. One day, when his father taught him about leadership and had shown deep wisdom about all living things, he blurted out how Orion was a better father and leader than Zeus ever could be. Orion realised immediately that Hubrion made a big mistake. And indeed, the weather changed in a second and all the crops were destroyed by heavy rains. The earth shook with Zeus' anger and made all the houses of Orion's tribe crumbled as if they were made of sand. Half of the livestock died at place and the other half went mad and untameable. It was a disaster. Then a tree lit fire and in the flames the face of Zeus appeared. His features were ugly, dislocated as they were with anger. He told Orion to kill his boy for his shameless pride so the tribe could live peacefully again. Orion only had to throw one look at his tear strained wife to make his decision: he would never kill anyone of his family. So he took his hunting knife and went to his trembling boy. He told him to remember him and his lessons and to be a wise leader who would think before he spoke. He said goodbye to