When did Orion got its name?

Answer 1

Orion received its named from Orion, who was was a giant huntsman in Greek mythology whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion. Ancient sources tell several different stories about Orion; important recorded episodes are his birth somewhere in Boeotia, his visit to Chios where he met Merope and was blinded by her father, Oenopion, the recovery of his sight at Lemnos, his hunting with Artemis on Crete, his death by the bow of Artemis or the sting of the giant scorpion which became Scorpio, and his elevation to the heavens. Most ancient sources omit some of these episodes and several tell only one. These various incidents may originally have been independent, unrelated stories and it is impossible to tell whether omissions are simple brevity or represent a real disagreement. Obviously, the name "Orion" came in the Ancient Greek times (even though the constellation itself was recognized 32,000 - 38,000 years ago. The exact date is unknown (at least for me) and was named well before Homer's time.