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Star Lore 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 ______________ 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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