Orion

First appears: The Astronomy

Orion was the son of Euryale, daughter of Minos, and Poseidon; he was given the power to walk upon waves as though upon land.

When he came to Chios, Orion, while drunk, outraged Merope, daughter of Oenopion. Oenopion blinded him and cast him out of the country. In her anger, Earth sent a giant scorpion against him, and its sting killed him.

Relationship record

Life events

• Orion, while drunk, outraged Merope.(The Astronomy · 📍 Chios)
  • With: Merope
  • “When he was come to Chios, he outraged Merope, the daughter of Oenopion, being drunken;”
• Oenopion blinded Orion and cast him out of the country.(The Astronomy)
  • With: Oenopion
  • “but Oenopion when he learned of it was greatly vexed at the outrage and blinded him and cast him out of the country.”
• Orion perished after Earth sent a giant scorpion that stung him.(The Astronomy)
  • “whereupon, in her anger, Earth sent up against him a scorpion of very great size by which he was stung and so perished.”

The Astronomy

• parent: Euryale “Hesiod says that he was the son of Euryale, the daughter of Minos, and of Poseidon, and that there was given him as a gift the power of walking upon the waves as though upon land.”
• parent: Poseidon “Hesiod says that he was the son of Euryale, the daughter of Minos, and of Poseidon, and that there was given him as a gift the power of walking upon the waves as though upon land.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.