Karl Kerényi

In Greek mythology, Orion (; : Ancient Greek: Ὠρίων or Ὠαρίων, romanized: Ōríōn) was a giant huntsman whom Zeus or Artemis placed among the stars as a constellation. He was venerated as a hero in the region of Boeotia, and there is one etiological passage which says that Orion was responsible for the present shape of the Strait of Sicily. Ancient sources tell several, often conflicting, stories about Orion. Two major versions describe his birth, and several accounts relate his death. Other key e…