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Orion

Introduction

Orion is one of the most prominent and most recognizable constellations in our winter sky. Located on the celestial equator, the constellation is visible throughout the world.

There are so many tales about Orion and its stars that it was impossible to put them all on one site.

Below are all listings of Orion star lore we have collected, sorted geographically. You can click on any nation or start with the first icon.

Click here to start your journey through Orion's many stories.

Ancient
Beginnings

Europe and
Middle East

Asia and
Pacific

Africa and
Australia

The
Americas

Ancient Greece

Ancient Sumer

Ancient Babylon

Ancient Egypt

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Modern Day Applications and Fiction

Prehistoric Europe

Viking Lore

Germanic Mythology

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Hungary

Finland

Macedonia

Armenia

Hittites

AncientAnatolia

Orion References in the Bible

Arab Peninsula

Medieval Islamic Astronomy

Orion References in Islam

Asia

India

China

Japan

Bugis (Sulawesi)

Chukchi (Siberia)

Pacific

Hawaii

Maori

Polynesia

Africa

Botswana

Khoe-Sān
(Southern Africa)

Leshoto

Masaii (East Africa)

Nama (South Africa)

Songye (Congo)

Australia

Adnyamathanha

Aranda

Boorong

Kaurna

Torres Strait Islanders

Yolngu

South America

Bororo

Central America

Aztec

North America

Chinook

Cree

Inuit

Lakota

Maya

Navajo

Ojibwe

Seri

Yokut


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