Orion's Belt Poem Meaning

My favorite constellation is Orion's belt, because I like the symmetry of the three stars that form it. It's always the one I see first when I look up at the night sky. The constellation is also known as "The three Kings" or "The three sisters". It's technically a part of the constellation "Orion", but it's also a constellation of it's own. Orion's belt are the three stars that form a straight symmetrical line through Orion's waist. The constellation is named after a greek hunter named Orion. I also like Orion's belt because it symbolizes what made Orion a hero. He was known as a hunter, and what would a hunter be without his weapon? I think that the sword represents his bravery. According to greek mythology, Orion was born somewhere in Boetia. …show more content…

Orion was a greek hunter indeed, as the mythology says. I however, think that he was something more. He was daring of course, and many poeple called him a hero. He was a hero indeed, but he often put himself in unnecessary danger. Sometimes his acts weren't out of love for the poeple he was saving, but for the fame he was gaining. Orion started to look for more and more people to rescue, and the gods started to get upset. Hades got less and less souls to claim, for no more bodies were led to the river Styx. The God of Death gave him a warning by taking his eyesight, but when seeing Orion getting just as cocky when he got his sight back, he got a new idea. He told the hunter that he could make him the most famous hero of the world. The only thing he had to do was to win a duel against Artemis. Orion happily accepted, certain that he would win. He did not win, yet he made it out with a simple scratch on his shoulder. But, when starting to brag to the humans around him, cheering, a wide grin appeared on Artemis's face. A Scorpion was planting his stinger in Orion's foot. The man died almost instantly, and out of anger at his brother and pity for the brave human, Zeus made him a constellation in the