Orion

giant huntsman in Greek mythology
Person greek_deity Q201261
Orion
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Orion

Summary

Orion is a Greek deity[1]. He draws 1,363 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #22 of 151).[2]

Key Facts

  • Burial took place at Tomb of Orion in Tanagra[3].
  • Orion's father was Hyrieus[4].
  • Orion was married to Side[5].
  • A child of Orion was Menippe[6].
  • A child of Orion was Metioche[7].
  • Orion's image is recorded as Uranometria orion.jpg[8].
  • Orion is recorded as male[9].
  • Orion's instance of is recorded as Greek deity[10].
  • Orion's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 50021424[11].
  • Orion's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 200836693[12].
  • Orion's GND ID is recorded as 118787195[13].
  • Orion's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85095657[14].
  • Orion's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119481884[15].
  • Orion's IdRef ID is recorded as 027441148[16].
  • Orion's Commons category is recorded as Orion (mythology)[17].
  • Orion's unmarried partner is recorded as Merope[18].
  • Orion's unmarried partner is recorded as Eos[19].
  • Orion's unmarried partner is recorded as Artemis[20].
  • Orion's unmarried partner is recorded as Aero[21].
  • Orion's unmarried partner is recorded as Aerope[22].
  • Orion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/015t65[23].
  • Orion's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX550491[24].
  • Orion's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[25].
  • Orion's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0047628[26].
  • Orion's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Orion's father was Hyrieus[4].

Personal Life

Orion was married to Side[5]. Children include Menippe[6], a mythological Greek character[28] and Metioche[7], a mythological Greek character[29].

Death and Burial

Orion is buried at Tomb of him in Tanagra[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Orion include he[30], a constellation[31].

Why It Matters

Orion draws 1,363 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #22 of 151).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for him include he[30], a constellation[31].

FAQs

Who were Orion's parents?

Orion's father was Hyrieus[4].

Who was Orion married to?

Orion's spouses include Side[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Love Romances. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Love Romances. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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