The Greeks have an origin myth for the constellation related to the Greek legend of Orion. According to one of his versions, Orion the hunter declared to Uranus that he was going to kill all the animals on Earth. At this, Artemis, the goddess of wild animals, and her mother Leto, sent him a scorpion to kill him. The arachnid chased Orion until it stung and killed him.13 The gods raised Orion and the scorpion to the heavens. placing them at opposite ends of the celestial vault, so that when the constellation of Scorpio rises on the horizon, the constellation of Orion hides fleeing from the animal that caused its death.