Orion (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Orion was a giant huntsman whom Zeus or Artemis placed among the stars as a constellation. He was venerated as a hero in the region of Boeotia, and there is one etiological passage
An engraving of Orion from Johann Bayer's Uranometria, 1603 (US Naval Observatory Library)
Nicolas Poussin (1658) "Landscape with blind Orion seeking the sun"
Daniel Seiter's 1685 painting of Diana over Orion's dead body, before he is placed in the heavens
The Fountain of Orion, in Messina, Italy
Boeotia
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Boeotia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, and its largest city is Thebes.
Orion (mythology)
…romanized: Ōríōn) was a giant huntsman whom Zeus or Artemis placed among the stars as a constellation. He was venerated as a hero in the region of Boeotia, and there is one etiological passage which says that Orion was responsible for the present shape of the Strait of Sicily. Ancient sources tell several…
Mount Helicon
Ruins of the Cadmeia, the central fortress of ancient Thebes
Boeotian cup from Thebes painted with birds, 560–540 BC (Louvre)
Hosios Loukas