Orion

Orion is a constellation, and it is my favorite one. It is often referred to as The Hunter, one of the largest and perhaps the best-known and most conspicuous in the sky. Its brilliant stars are found on the celestial equator and are visible throughout the world. In the northern hemisphere Orion is visible in the evening from November to April

According to the most common contemporary imagery: Orion is standing next to the river Eridanus with his two hunting dogs Canis Major and Canis Minor, fighting Taurus the bull, which happens to be my sun sign (April 21 - May 21).

Mythology:

In one version, Artemis, the goddess of hunt and the moon fell in love with him. She was so entranced by him, she forgot her divinely duty of illuminating the night sky. Her twin brother Apollo, seeing Orion swimming in the sea, dared his sister to strike what only appeared to be a spot on the waves. Not knowing it was Orion; Artemis shot an arrow and killed him. Later, when she found out what she did, she placed his body among the stars. The grief she felt explains why the moon looks so sad at night.

In a different ending of this myth, Apollo's jealousy led him to summon a giant scorpion, which the mighty hunter Orion could not defeat, and he was killed by its poisonous sting. This explains the seasonal alternation of the appearance of the constellations of Orion (October to April) and Scorpius (April to October), which do not appear in the sky together.

P.S: The reason why Orion is so darn famous is coz... if you look closely, you can notice two sets of stars (of 3) almost aligned in a straight line. It’s better off if you see the real thing at night. And remember, the hunter will disappear for a period of 6 months, starting from the end of this month. So start stargazing before he disappears into the final frontier, until he returns by November.