@starryeyedaquarius: The name of Orion is today most closely associated with the famous constellation, but as with most of the famous constellations there is an origin myth from Greek mythology; for Orion was a hunter placed amongst the stars by the goddess Artemis. The story of Orion was one widely told, and retold, throughout Ancient Greece, and so names, places and other details vary between versions, with different regions of Greece claiming the original tale for themselves, but a basic outline of the story of Orion can still be ascertained. The earliest traditions simply name Orion as the son of Poseidon and Euryale (a daughter of King Minos), but a later myth gives a more fantastical version of the myth. One day the gods Zeus, Hermes and Poseidon decided to visit the royal court of King Hyrieus in Hyria, Boeotia. Hyrieus was the son of Poseidon and the nymph Alcyone, and was one of the wealthiest kings in all of Ancient Greece. Hyrieus gladly welcomed the three gods to his home, and laid on a sumptuous banquet where a whole bull was roasted for the deities. More than satisfied with the welcome they had received, the gods decided to grant Hyrieus’ greatest desire, and what Hyrieus wished for above all else was to have a son. Zeus, Hermes and Poseidon took up the hide of the bull that had been cooked for them, and then urinated on the hide, before burying it in the earth. Hyrieus was then instructed to dig it up at a later date, and when the king did so, he found Orion had been born. In either case, the role of Poseidon in the birth of Orion, gave him special abilities, for he was said to be gigantic in stature, and with the ability to walk on water. Additionally, Orion was said to be the most handsome of all earthborn men.

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