Oenopion Essays

There are two different versions of the story of Orion. Each one gives Orion different parents. In the first, Orion's father is Neptune, the Greek god of the sea and his mother is Queen Euryale of the Amazon, a huntress. Orion is said to have had his mother's talents and to have been the greatest hunter in the world. Sadly his greatness came with an ego and Orion boasted that he could better any animal on Earth. It response to this a small scorpion stung and killed him. In the second Orion had no

He supposedly had greater strength than any other mortal, and could walk on water. He walked the coasts of Sicily and built a temple to the Gods there. Orion fell in love with the beautiful princess of Chios and daughter of Oenopion by the name of Merope. However, Oenopion would not allow

most common literation of Orion is that was the son of Poseidon and Euryale. Orion was give the power of walking on water by his father, Poseidon. While Orion was on the island of Chios, he tried to flirt Merope, daughter of King Oenopion. Orion was then punished by Oenopion because he attacked Merope when Orion consumed too much wine. Orion's eyes were pulled out and was banished from the island. Orion then traveled North of the island of Lemnos to find Hephaestus. Hephaestus

Dionysus is the Greek god of wine, celebrations, ecstasy, and of the art of theater. He is included in the 12 Greek god Pantheon and he is residing at mount Olympus. Symbols include the grapevine, cup, tiger, panther, dolphin, and goat. He is often considered as one of the youngest Olympian gods. Birth God Donysus is the son God Zeus and Semele, the daughter of king Cadmus of Thebes. The Greek goddess Hera, Zeus' wife, discovered the affair while Semele was pregnant. According to the myth, Hera

almost all the time, but when she was wronged, she had a great wrath. In many instances, Artemis was crossed and responded vengefully. Orion, Oeneus, Actaeon, Callisto, and Otus and Ephialtes were all avenged by Artemis. Orion was blinded by king Oenopion. Once he regained his sight, he looked for the king but did not find him. He then moved to Crete and became one of Artemis 's hunters. She soon fell in love with him just like Aurora. Another woman falling in love with Orion made Artemis jealous