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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
According to mythology, Orion angered the goddess [[Artemis]] for seducing her follower [[Opis]]. As revenge, the goddess summoned a [[scorpion]] which killed Orion. The creature and Orion were subsequently turned into constellations.<ref name=" | According to mythology, Orion angered the goddess [[Artemis]] for seducing her follower [[Opis]]. As revenge, the goddess summoned a [[scorpion]] which killed Orion. The creature and Orion were subsequently turned into constellations.<ref name="Tomb">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Boeotia|Boeotia: Tomb of Orion]] </ref> | ||
After his death, he was allegedly buried in a [[Tomb of Orion|tomb]] in the [[Oropos Heights]] of Boeotia. | After his death, he was allegedly buried in a [[Tomb of Orion|tomb]] in the [[Oropos Heights]] of Boeotia.<ref name="Tomb" /> | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], Orion's tomb was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], Orion's tomb was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Orion was a Giant and a son of Poseidon in Greek mythology, supposedly born in Boeotia.
Biography
According to mythology, Orion angered the goddess Artemis for seducing her follower Opis. As revenge, the goddess summoned a scorpion which killed Orion. The creature and Orion were subsequently turned into constellations.[1]
After his death, he was allegedly buried in a tomb in the Oropos Heights of Boeotia.[1]
Legacy
During the Peloponnesian War, Orion's tomb was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Boeotia: Tomb of Orion
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey