According to myth, Orion was
the son of Poseidon the sea god and Euryale, daughter of King Minos of Crete, a
great huntress. Poseidon gave Orion the power to walk on water. Homer in the Odyssey
describes Orion as a giant
hunter, armed with an unbreakable club of solid bronze. In the sky, the hunter’s
dogs follow at his heels, in pursuit of the hare.
Orion inherited his mothers talent, and became the greatest hunter in the world. Unfortunately for him, with his immense strength came an immense ego, and he boasted that he could best any animal on earth. In response to his vanity, a single small scorpion stung him and killed him.
Orion inherited his mothers talent, and became the greatest hunter in the world. Unfortunately for him, with his immense strength came an immense ego, and he boasted that he could best any animal on earth. In response to his vanity, a single small scorpion stung him and killed him.
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