(ש"ע) אוריון, צייד ענקי שנהג אותו הרגה ארטמיס ונהפך לקבוצת כוכבים (במיתולוגיה היוונית ); כסיל, קבוצת כוכבים מזהירה בשמי החורף, קבוצת כוכבים שבת (אסטרונומיה)

(ש"פ) אוריון.

n. giant hunter who was killed by Artemis and became a constellation (Greek Mythology); constellation in the celestial equator (Astronomy)

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Noun
1. (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
(hypernym) mythical being
(classification) Greek mythology
2. a constellation on the equator east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel
(synonym) The Hunter
(hypernym) constellation
(member-meronym) Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis

nm. Orion, stellar constellation

n. Orion, giant hunter who was killed by Artemis and became a constellation (Greek Mythology); constellation in the celestial equator (Astronomy)