Orion

First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.4

Pherecydes says Orion was the son of Poseidon and Euryale. He first married Side, whom Hera cast into Hades for rivaling her in beauty; afterwards, at Chios, he wooed Merope, daughter of Oenopion. Oenopion made him drunk, blinded him while he slept, and cast him onto the beach: “But Oenopion made him drunk, put out his eyes as he slept, and cast him on the beach.”

Poseidon had given Orion the power to stride across the sea. Seeking the sunrise, Orion went to Hephaestus’ smithy, took up a lad, and had him lead the way. Eos fell in love with him, carried him off, and brought him to Delos, where Artemis killed him after he either challenged her to quoits or offered violence to Opis.

Relationship record

Life events

• Oenopion blinded Orion while he slept and cast him onto the beach.(Apollodorus, Library 1.4 · 📍 Chios)
  • With: Oenopion
  • “But Oenopion made him drunk, put out his eyes as he slept, and cast him on the beach.”
• Artemis killed Orion after he challenged her or attacked Opis.(Apollodorus, Library 1.4 · 📍 Delos)
  • With: Artemis
  • “And Artemis slew Orion in Delos .”

Apollodorus, Library 1.4

• parent: Poseidon “but Pherecydes says that he was a son of Poseidon and Euryale”
• parent: Euryale “but Pherecydes says that he was a son of Poseidon and Euryale”
• married with Side “He first married Side, whom Hera cast into Hades because she rivalled herself in beauty”
• courtship with Merope “Afterwards he went to Chios and wooed Merope, daughter of Oenopion”
• enemies with Oenopion “But Oenopion made him drunk, put out his eyes as he slept, and cast him on the beach”
• courtship with Eos “And Dawn fell in love with Orion and carried him off and brought him to Delos”
• enemies with Artemis “But Orion was killed, as some say, for challenging Artemis to a match at quoits, but some say he was shot by Artemis for offering violence to Opis”
• with Artemis (interaction) “And Artemis slew Orion in Delos”
• with Poseidon (interaction) “Poseidon bestowed on him the power of striding across the sea”
• with Oenopion (interaction) “But Oenopion made him drunk, put out his eyes as he slept, and cast him on the beach”
• with Hephaestus (interaction) “he went to the smithy of Hephaestus, and snatching up a lad set him on his shoulders and bade him lead him to the sunrise”
• admirer: Eos “And Dawn fell in love with Orion and carried him off and brought him to Delos”

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