In Greek mythology, a giant of Boeotia, famed
as a hunter.

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In astronomy, a very prominent constellation
in the equatorial region of the sky (the
celestial region), near Taurus, and
represented as the hunter of Greek mythology.
It contains the bright stars Betelgeuse and
Rigel, as well as a distinctive row of three
stars that make up Orion's belt. Beneath the
belt, marking the sword of Orion, is the
Orion nebula; nearby is one of the most
distinctive dark nebulae, the Horsehead.