Other Shapes in Orion
But other people looked at Orion and saw different things. People in ancient India
looked at the group of stars we call Orion and called it "Mriga," the deer. The
Japanese saw it as the long sleeve of a kimono. The Chimu Indians of Peru saw
Alnilam, the center star of the belt, as a thief punished by the moon goddess.
Mintaka and Alnitak were "pata" - a word that means "to restrain" - that
held the thief down. Betelgeuse, Bellatrix, Rigel, and Saiph were four vultures
sent to punish the thief by circling around him forever.
Look at the photo of Orion below. What do you see?
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