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ōrīon

ōrīon · m

the constellation Orion

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What it meant

ōrīon — Lewis & Short

ōrīon (ŏrīōn, ōnis, m., = *)wri/wn,

Verg. A. 1, 535; 4, 52), ŏnis and

I the constellation Orion, whose rising and setting are attended by storms; acc. to the myth, a hunter transported to heaven, Ov. F. 5, 493; Hyg. Fab. 195; Verg. A. 1, 535; 4, 52; Hor. C. 1, 28, 21; 3, 27, 18; Lact. 4, 5, 21 et saep.

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