Orion vs Hercules - What's the difference?
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(Greek mythology) A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
(constellation) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
of modern usage.
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A ghost hamlet in Alberta, Canada
A ghost town in California
A commune in France
A village in Illinois
A municipality in Bataan, the Philippines
A town in Wisconsin
(Roman mythology) The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.
(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It lies between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis.
(astronomy) A crater in the first quadrant on the moon.
A city in California.
In constellation terms the difference between orion and hercules
is that orion is a constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel while hercules is a summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It lies between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis.As proper nouns the difference between orion and hercules
is that orion is a giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis while Hercules is the Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.orion
English
(wikipedia Orion)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- In Madge's judgment, her Uncle Orion had suffered most of his life from the name he'd been given, requiring that people ask him to repeat it and boys his own age make fun of it.
