Orion

Reading notes

• The Art of Love §1.23 Orion

  Giant hunter, later a constellation; cited as a pale lover wandering for Side.

• The Art of Love §2.3 Orion

  The giant huntsman, set among the stars 'sword-bearing'; another constellation Daedalus warns against.

• The Festivals §4.6 Orion

  The sword-bearing constellation, which sets before the games' last day.

• The Festivals §5.10 Orion

  The giant hunter, born from the buried hide given to Hyrieus by three gods; companion of Diana, killed by the Scorpion and set among the stars.

• The Festivals §6.17 offspring of Hyrieus

  Orion, the giant hunter born to Hyrieus, here rising as a constellation.

• Metamorphoses §8.199 Orion

  Orion the hunter, set among the stars; his 'drawn sword' is part of the constellation.

• Metamorphoses §13.398 the bright sword of Orion

  Orion, the giant hunter set among the stars; his starry sword is figured on the shield.