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].