Here is Orion with the stars joined up. The three stars in the middle are his belt and if you are in a dark place you will be able to make out the sword in the middle. The star in the top right hand corner is pronouced beatle juice. Orion has a dog called Sirius. Sirius is one of the brightest stars in the sky.
The story goes that Apollo was jealous that Orion liked Artemis who was a pretty magnificent hunting goddess. One day, Orion went swimming and Apollo dared Artemis that she couldn't fire her bow and arrow and hit "that thing" bobbing about in the water. She got him. It was Orion. I don't know what she did to Apollo. He's the sun god and he's still in the sky [splay hands]. Artemis arranged that Orion would always be in the night sky. Some old bits of parchment refer to Artemis as goddess of the moon - so maybe that's why she has him up in the sky with her
What I like best about the story is that the gods put his dog up there with him.
Sirius.
Just to the right.
You might have to tilt your head a bit.
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