Orion the Hunter | Myths & Constellation ♏
This video looks at myths of Orion the Hunter, a giant born from the Earth (with a strange origin). You'll hear the story of his tragic love for Princess Merope, his relentless pursuit of the Pleiades sisters, and his fateful bond with Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. Was he blinded by a king, tricked by Apollo, or punished by the Earth goddess Gaia with a deadly scorpion?
Discover how these myths live on in the night sky through the Orion constellation, the Pleiades star cluster, and the Scorpius constellation — positioned as if the chase and the danger never end.
The three bright stars of Orion’s Belt — though famous in Western astronomy — are known by different names in other cultures around the world.
✨ Myth meets science. Story meets stars. ✨
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