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Sky Stories: Orion

Greek and Roman mythology tell the story of Orion, who was the son of Neptune and a great hunter able to walk on water. The moon goddess Artemis fell in love with Orion but her brother Apollo disapproved. During a challenge between Artemis and Apollo, Artemis accidentally killed Orion by hitting a spot on the sea that turned out to be him. To honor Orion, Artemis placed his constellation in the sky where it remains today protected by the Dog Star, Sirius.

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Sky Stories: Orion

Greek and Roman mythology tell the story of Orion, who was the son of Neptune and a great hunter able to walk on water. The moon goddess Artemis fell in love with Orion but her brother Apollo disapproved. During a challenge between Artemis and Apollo, Artemis accidentally killed Orion by hitting a spot on the sea that turned out to be him. To honor Orion, Artemis placed his constellation in the sky where it remains today protected by the Dog Star, Sirius.

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SKY STORIES: ORION

Long ago, before humans


had access to advanced science
technology, they told stories to
explain natural phenomena such
as thunder and lightning, or the
stars in the sky. Greek and Roman
mythology tell stories of how Orion
was made into a constellation.

STORY OF ORION
Orion was the son of Neptune. He was a great hunter who had the
power to walk on the sea. The moon goddess and huntress Artemis
was in love with Orion, but her brother Apollo was not pleased.
One day, when Orion was wading in the sea up to his head, Apollo
challenged Artemis, saying that she could not hit the teeny black spot
on the sea. Of course, she did, but realized too late that it was her
love, Orion. So Artemis placed him in the stars where he can still be
seen today, with the protection of Sirius, the Dog Star.

IDENTIFY THE THREE MAIN CHARACTERS OF THE STORY

Describe her trait:

Describe his trait:

DRAW THE STORY OUT

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