Personally, my favorite constellation is a tossup between Orion and Scorpius, however I must admit the myth behind the Orion constellation is incredibly interesting, allowing it to come first as my favorite constellation. Honestly, Scorpius is one of my favorites purely based on the fact that I myself am a Scorpio. I chose Orion as my favorite constellation because the history behind this constellation is so fascinating. This constellation was named after a great Greek hunter and bowman. The most prominent stars in this constellation are Alnilam, Mintaka and Alnitak. These three stars form Orion’s belt, as well as Bellatrix at his left shoulder and Betelgeuse at his right. As many would know, Bellatrix Lestrange nee Black was a notoriously dark witch who served side by side with Voldemort, the darkest wizard of this time and age. The Blacks were known to name their children after stars, and Bellatrix was no exception. …show more content…
He was blinded at an early age and went to search for a cure, eventually finding one with the help of one of Hephaestus’ men and a sun god. After his sight was restored, he retired to the island of Delos and became a skilled archer. He was so talented he caught the eye of the goddess of hunt, Artemis. He soon became her favorite, and they would often go on hunts together, slaying monstrous beasts. He desired to marry the goddess, however Apollo disapproved as Artemis is a virgin goddess. During Orion’s swim out to the sea Apollo bet that Artemis would be unable to hit the dark blob floating around in the sea. This was the cause of Orion’s death, as Artemis was the goddess of archery; her arrows never missed their marks. In sorrow, she placed his body to the sky as a constellation, so he would forever be remembered. There are various other versions of this myth; however this version was the one that is the most