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Who killed Orion Zeus or Apollo?

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Zeus did not kill Orion. The god that killed him was rather Apollo or Artemis. There are many myths on how Orion died. Here are most of them.

  • Artemis' brother Apollo was angered by the friendship between Orion and Artemis. Apollo challenged Artemis to an Archery competition. He told her to shoot a target from far away. Artemis had no idea that the target her brother mentioned was the head of Orion. Artemis' shot was perfect (like always) so Orion died.
  • Apollo, who was jealous of the attention Artemis was giving to Orion, sent a scorpion to sting Orion in his heal. Gaea, Mother Earth, could of sent the scorpion instead of Apollo because she was upset that Orion was killing all of the wild beasts that lived on her.
  • Orion tried to rape Artemis or one of her virgin followers. Being a virgin goddess, she killed him before he could.
  • Orion was having affairs with the goddess of dawn, Eos. Jealous, Artemis killed him.
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