Main Entry:

Ori·on

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈrī-ən, ȯ-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin, from Greek Ōriōn

Date:

14th century

1 [Latin (genitive Orionis)] : a constellation on the equator east of Taurus represented on charts by the figure of a hunter with belt and sword2: a giant hunter slain by Artemis in Greek mythology