Editing Orion (constellation) (section)

===European folklore===
In old [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] tradition, Orion is known as "Archer" (''Íjász''), or "Reaper" (''Kaszás''). In recently rediscovered myths, he is called [[Nimrod]] ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Nimród''), the greatest hunter, father of the twins [[Hunor and Magor]]. The π and o stars (on upper right) form together the [[reflex bow]] or the lifted scythe. In other Hungarian traditions, Orion's belt is known as "Judge's stick" (''Bírópálca'').<ref>Toroczkai-Wigand Ede : Öreg csillagok ("Old stars"), Hungary (1915) reedited with Műszaki Könyvkiadó METRUM (1988).</ref>

In [[Scandinavia]]n tradition, Orion's belt was known as "[[Frigg]]'s [[Distaff]]" (''friggerock'') or "[[Freyja]]'s distaff".<ref>Schön, Ebbe. (2004). ''Asa-Tors hammare, Gudar och jättar i tro och tradition''. Fält & Hässler, Värnamo. p. 228.</ref>

The [[Finns]] call Orion's belt and the stars below it "[[Väinämöinen]]'s [[scythe]]" (''Väinämöisen viikate'').<ref>{{cite web|first=Ismo |last=Elo |url=http://www.ursa.fi/yhd/uranus/luennot%202004/perusteet/tahdet.htm |title=Tähdet ja tähdistöt |publisher=Ursa.fi |access-date=October 16, 2013}}</ref> Another name for the [[Asterism (astronomy)|asterism]] of Alnilam, Alnitak and Mintaka is "Väinämöinen's Belt" (''Väinämöisen vyö'') and the stars "hanging" from the belt as "[[Kalevi (mythology)|Kaleva]]'s [[sword]]" (''Kalevanmiekka'').

In [[Siberia]], the [[Chukchi people]] see Orion as a hunter; an arrow he has shot is represented by Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), with the same figure as other Western depictions.{{sfn|Staal|1988|p=63}}

There are claims in popular media that the [[Adorant from the Geißenklösterle cave]], an ivory carving estimated to be 35,000 to 40,000 years old, is the first known depiction of the constellation. Scholars dismiss such interpretations, saying that perceived details such as a belt and sword derive from preexisting features in the grain structure of the ivory.<ref>''The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines'', ed. Timothy Insoll, 2017, Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0199675619}}, 9780199675616, [https://books.google.com/books?id=TdKdDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA853 google books]</ref><ref>{{cite conference |last1=Rappenglück |first1=Michael |date=2001 |title=The Anthropoid in the Sky: Does a 32,000 Years Old Ivory Plate Show the Constellation Orion Combined with a Pregnancy Calendar |conference=IXth Annual meeting of the European Society for Astronomy in Culture (SEAC) |publisher=Uppsala Astronomical Observatory |pages=51–55 |book-title=Symbols, Calendars and Orientations: Legacies of Astronomy in Culture}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Decorated Plate of the Geißenklösterle, Germany |url=http://www2.astronomicalheritage.net/index.php/show-entity?identity=3&idsubentity=1 |access-date=26 February 2014 |website=UNESCO: Portal to the Heritage of Astronomy}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Whitehouse |first=David |date=January 21, 2003 |title='Oldest star chart' found |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2679675.stm |access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref>