ORION

In Greek mythology, Orion was a giant who, by some accounts, was born from the urine of the gods Zeus, Poseidon and Hermes. One day the gods visited an old man named Hyrieus could not have children but wanted to have one. In gratitude for the hospitality granted his wish, urinate into the skin of the ox that had been eaten. When finished he was told to bury the skin and within nine months would have his child. After the period mentioned was born a child who was named in memory of Orion that he had fathered urine .
There are several versions of the myth of Orion. One of them says that Orion had raped Merope, daughter of Oenopion, who therefore left him blind. Helios and then regained his sight became Orion's hunting companion of Artemis and Leto. He promised to kill any animal that had on earth, so that Gaia was angry and gave birth to a huge scorpion stung Orion and killed him. In another version which was launched Artemis scorpion against Orion.
There is another tradition that held that Artemis was in love with Orion, which aroused jealousy in Apollo, twin brother of Artemis. One day Apollo, seeing Orion in the distance, made a commitment to challenging her to his sister could not butting an arrow at an animal (or a bright spot in the ocean away, in another version) that was moving in the distance within a forest (or as far away from the sea). Artemis released his arrow and gave, as usual, on target. When he went to see his prey, he realized that he had destroyed his beloved Orion. So great was his sorrow, their complaints and complaints that we decided to put Orion in the sky for solace.
Another legend has it that Orion harassed the Pleiades, daughters of the Titan Atlas, so that Zeus placed them in heaven. It still seems that in the sky, Orion continues to pursue the Pleiades.
Orion is represented by a warrior, raising his bow, his sword or stick and covering the enemy with a fleece or a shield. On his side are his hunting dogs: Canis Major and Canis Minor.

In Egyptian mythology the star of Orion was associated with the god Osiris.