scorpion
animal_ally earth Greek single tradition · 1
Gaia sent a giant scorpion to fight and kill Orion. Although Orion does not defeat the scorpion in any version, several variants have it die from its wounds. Nicander, in his Theriaca, has the scorpion of ordinary size and hiding under a small stone.
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced in Homer's Iliad.
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Source passages
“Gaia objected and sent a giant scorpion to fight and kill Orion. Although Orion does not defeat the scorpion in any version, several variants have it die from its wounds. Nicander, in his Theriaca, has the scorpion of ordinary size and hiding under a small stone.”
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