Editing Orion (constellation) (section)

===Depictions===
[[File:Aratea 58v.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|Orion in the 9th century [[Leiden Aratea]]]]
In artistic renderings, the surrounding constellations are sometimes related to Orion: he is depicted standing next to the river [[Eridanus (constellation)|Eridanus]] with his two hunting dogs [[Canis Major]] and [[Canis Minor]], fighting [[Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]]. He is sometimes depicted hunting [[Lepus (constellation)|Lepus]] the [[hare]]. He sometimes is depicted to have a lion's hide in his hand.

There are alternative ways to visualise Orion. From the [[Southern Hemisphere]], Orion is oriented south-upward, and the belt and sword are sometimes called the saucepan or pot in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. Orion's Belt is called ''Drie Konings'' (Three Kings) or the ''Drie Susters'' (Three Sisters) by [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]] speakers in [[South Africa]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psychohistorian.org/astronomy/ethnoastronomy/three_kings_cape_clouds.php|title=The Three Kings and the Cape Clouds: Two astronomical puzzles|work=psychohistorian.org|access-date=2009-06-27|archive-date=2010-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129083441/http://www.psychohistorian.org/astronomy/ethnoastronomy/three_kings_cape_clouds.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> and are referred to as ''les Trois Rois<!--or Troys Roys-->'' (the Three Kings) in [[Alphonse Daudet|Daudet]]'s ''Lettres de Mon Moulin'' (1866). The appellation ''Driekoningen'' (the Three Kings) is also often found in 17th- and 18th-century Dutch star charts and seaman's guides. The same three stars are known in [[Spain]], [[Latin America]], and the [[Philippines]] as "Las Tres Marías" (The Three Marys), and as "Los Tres Reyes Magos" (The three Wise Men) in Puerto Rico.<ref name="elnuevodia.com" />

Even traditional depictions of Orion have varied greatly. [[Cicero]] drew Orion in a similar fashion to the modern depiction. The Hunter held an unidentified animal skin aloft in his right hand; his hand was represented by [[Omicron2 Orionis|Omicron<sup>2</sup> Orionis]] and the skin was represented by the 5 stars designated [[Pi Orionis]]. Kappa and Beta Orionis represented his left and right knees, while Eta and Lambda Leporis were his left and right feet, respectively. As in the modern depiction, Delta, Epsilon, and Zeta represented his belt. His left shoulder was represented by Alpha Orionis, and Mu Orionis made up his left arm. Lambda Orionis was his head and Gamma, his right shoulder. The depiction of [[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]] was similar to that of Cicero, though the two differed in a few important areas. Cicero's animal skin became Hyginus's shield (Omicron and Pi Orionis), and instead of an arm marked out by Mu Orionis, he holds a club (Chi Orionis). His right leg is represented by Theta Orionis and his left leg is represented by Lambda, Mu, and Epsilon Leporis. Further Western European and Arabic depictions have followed these two models.{{sfn|Staal|1988|p=63}}