No. In Greek mythology Orion was a demigod son of Poseidon. He was a companion of Artemis, goddess of the hunt, until he was killed by the goddess or by a scorpion.
The constellation Orion is a chance arrangement of stars in the sky. The human tendency to see patterns where none really exist causes us to see the shape of a human with a raised arm.
Apollo gets angry that Orion is hunting with his sister Artemis and later tricks her into killing Orion. Orion is then hung in the stars.
Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt
Artemis, she was the goddess of hunting. It is also Orion which is the God of Hunting in Greek Mythology.
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, Orion one of the brightest constellations in our sky, has been known to since early man. The Sumerians (4000-2000 BC) associated Orion with their king Gilgamesh. The ancient Egyptians associated Orion with their god Osiris and the ancient Greeks gave the constellation the name, Orion. In Greek mythology, Orion was a handsome hunter, so the constellation is called "Orion, the Hunter." The second century astronomer, Ptolemy, first cataloged information about Orion in his compilation of astronomical knowledge. There are many sources of information about Orion. Check with your local library for more resources and information about Orion. It is visible in the night sky throughout the world and it is beautiful!
He was a god. No. Orion was the great-hunter hero of a culture that probably pre-dated the Greek and got absorbed into the Classical Greek mythology. He was killed either by the bow of Artemis or from a sting from a scorpion.
The 'Hunter' god was Orion.
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In Greek mythology, Orion's father is Poseidon, god of the sea. In Roman mythology, Orion's father is Neptune.
In Greek mythology, he was not a god but a giant who was the son of Poseidon. Check out Wikipedia.org and type in "Orion" in the search engine.
Orion was the son of the sea-god Poseidon and Euryale, daughter of Minos, King of Crete. --from Wikipedia
Apollo gets angry that Orion is hunting with his sister Artemis and later tricks her into killing Orion. Orion is then hung in the stars.
Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt
Ezra Orion was born in 1934.
In Greek mythology, Orion is a giant and skilled hunter. He is often depicted with a sword and shield, chasing the constellation of Pleiades. Orion is also known for being a constellation in the night sky.
God uses examples of His creation (stars in heaven; Orion) when He was more or less telling Job that He did not need advice from Job.
Apollo was jealous, or feared that Artemis loved Orion and would marry him.
In myths where Artemis kills Orion through a trick of Apollo, it is because Apollo took the news of Artemis intending to marry Orion badly and she did not heed him when he tried to persuade her not to marry Orion. That is only one version of Orion's death.