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Orion

Pronunciation: /əˈɹaɪ.ən/

The English word “Orion” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
  2. A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
  3. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States, also known as Prospect Ridge.

Etymology

From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), speculatively from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”), though without any firm evidence.

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