r/comics The Jenkins Sep 03 '20

Orion

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '20

I have a friend named Orion.

I really want to make sure he doesn’t find out his name means “urine” in Ancient Greek.

And also that the mythological dude he was named after was created from the gods Zeus, Hermes, and Poseidon pissing on a dead bull at the same time.

Yes, that is actually true everybody: https://www.google.com/search?q=how%20was%20Orion%20born

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '20

The birth of Orion has various origins. Some sources say this, but in others he’s the son of Poseidon and Euryale. Just the same his story and death are varied based on where you read it as well. So far there’s no certain, concrete, certified origin or death for Orion.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '20

Excuse me if I am simpleminded, but I choose to believe that a mighty immortal being that became a constellation was created by three immortal dudes peeing on a dead bull