ORION THE HUNTER

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ORION THE HUNTER

• WPHS SCIENCE

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Introduction

• I am Matt Smith
• I am doing a presentation on Orion The Hunter.

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What is the topic that you decided to do your
presentation on?

• I decided to do my presentation on the
  constellation Orion.

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What is a constellation?

• A constellation is a group or cluster of stars
  that form a shape of an object.
• Some examples of constellations are Orion The
  Hunter, Virgo the Virgin, and Ursa Major The
  greater Bear.
• The ancient people of Egypt used the
  constellations to tell when the Nile would flood.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO ORION THAT NOW WE CAN ONLY SEE
HIM IN THE NIGHT SKY?

• It might have been the Earth Goddess herself who
  sent the deadly scorpion to Orion. Or possibly
  Apollo, concerned that Orion had designs on his
  sister, Artemis. Thus Apollo may have told the
  Earth Goddess of Orion's boast. In any case, it
  seems clear that it was the Earth Goddess who
  sent the scorpion on its mission. It might be
  just because he is the son of the sea god,
  Poseidon.

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The Fatal Scorpion

• Myth has it that Orion was killed by the sting of
  a Scorpion. The Scorpion is identified with the
  constellation of Scorpius, halfway around the
  sky from Orion. Some say that the Scorpion was
  sent by the Gaia the Goddess of the Earth others
  say it was Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt, who
  sent the Scorpion to kill Orion, because Orion
  had dared to hunt down all the animals of the
  earth. Others say that Orion had attempted to
  force himself on Artemis and that it was because
  of his unwanted attentions that Artemis sent the
  Scorpion after him. But as the Scorpion rises in
  the east, Orion sets, indicating the victory of
  the Scorpion over the Hunter.

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Real Life

• IN REAL LIFE ORION IS JUST A GROUP OR CLUSTER OF
  STARS CALLED A CONSTELLATION.

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WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ALL THIS?

• THE MEANING OF ALL THIS IS TO TEACH YOU ABOUT
  WHAT A CONSTELLATION IS.
• Some things I would like you to remember is that
  constellations are not real they are just a group
  or cluster of stars that were named by the early
  greeks or ramans.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

• WWW.LOOKSMART-CONSTELLATIONS.COM

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