Noun: Orion ow'rI-un
- (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
- A constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel
- Hunter
Type of: constellation, diffuse nebula, gaseous nebula, mythical being
Encyclopedia: Orion, Pyrénées-Atlantiques