In Greek mythology, a giant of Boeotia, famed as a hunter.
(Greek mythology) A giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation.

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In astronomy, a very prominent constellation in the equatorial region of the sky, identified with 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.
A constellation on the equator east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel; Also called: The Hunter.