| NOUN | person | Orion | (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis |
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| object | Orion, Hunter | a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus |
| Sounds | aoray'ahn; owray'ahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2525 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | (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. | |
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| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Instance of | mythical being | An imaginary being of myth or fable |
| Meaning | A constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel. | |
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| Synonym | Hunter | |
| Instance of | constellation | A configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
| Members | Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis | The second brightest star in Orion |
| Broader | diffuse nebula, gaseous nebula | A cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust |