Orion

  1. Proper noun.  (Greek mythology) A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
  2. Proper noun.  (constellation) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
  3. Proper noun.  (given name, male) of modern usage.

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