Because Orion was in love with his sister, Artemis.
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In some versions of the myth, Artemis mistakenly killed Orion because he was pursuing her and she wanted to protect herself. In other versions, Apollo tricked her into shooting Orion, leading to his death. Ultimately, the reason for Orion's death varies depending on the version of the myth.
He appears to be in many stories such as the Trojan War, when Apollo tricked Artemis into killing her spouse Orion, and many more.
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.
Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 The names of the Moon-Landers were Eagle, Intrepid, Aquaries (not used), Anteres, Falcon, Orion and Challenger.
Apollo gets angry that Orion is hunting with his sister Artemis and later tricks her into killing Orion. Orion is then hung in the stars.
Apollo tricked Artemis into shooting Orion!!
In myths where Artemis kills Orion through a trick of Apollo, it is because Apollo took the news of Artemis intending to marry Orion badly and she did not heed him when he tried to persuade her not to marry Orion. That is only one version of Orion's death.
Apollo was jealous, or feared that Artemis loved Orion and would marry him.
Apollo trick Artemis into killing Orion therefore when she killed him he was sent to the sky.
Her brother Apollo was angered by their friendship. 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. Another version on how Orion died was that Apollo 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. Yet another version on how Orion died: Orion tried to rape Artemis or one of her virgin followers. Being a virgin goddess, she killed him before he could.
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Apollo, in one account of the myth of Orion and Artemis, apparently used Artemis to kill Orion unknowing.
Orion the hunter and Artemis the goddess of the hunt really liked each other. One day Artemis' twin brother Apollo who was jealous of Artemis decided to get rid of Orion. Apollo took the chance when Orion was out swimming in the sea. Apollo said to his sister "I bet you can't hit that rock over there in the water." Artemis, who couldn't stand being challenged to shoot the "rock" in the water, took her bow and fitted an arrow and shot the rock. As soon as the "rock" sank out of view, Apollo informed his twin that she had just killed Orion. Artemis felt so bad that Apollo helped put his picture in the stars. That constellation is known as the hunter constellation.
In some versions of the myth, Artemis mistakenly killed Orion because he was pursuing her and she wanted to protect herself. In other versions, Apollo tricked her into shooting Orion, leading to his death. Ultimately, the reason for Orion's death varies depending on the version of the myth.
Orion. In that version of the myth, Artemis had once loved Orion, but Apollo tricked her into killing him because he was overprotective of her. It should be noted that there are many other versions of this myth.
Artemis was once in love, but her "lover", Orion, was slain by her twin brother Apollo because Apollo was very protective of her maidenhood.