Orion's Belt en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A bright asterism located near the celestial equator, consisting of three bright stars lined up and visibly close together.
[T]he hunter duly shot him with an arrow, which was embedded in his body as the stars of ‘Orion’s belt’.
1998, John H. Roger, “Origins of the ancient constellations: II. The Mediterranean traditions”, in Journal of the British Astronomy Association, volume 108, number 2, page 81, column 2:
Relateds
Orion · Mintaka · Alnilam · Alnitak
Synonyms
or · the Three Kings · the Magi · Saucepan
Translations (36)
ga Slat an Bhodaigh (bright asterism) · iu Ullaktut (bright asterism) · tl Balatik (bright asterism) · fi Orionin vyö (bright asterism) · cy Cogail y Forwyn (bright asterism) · la Iugulae (bright asterism) · alt Ӱч Мыйгак (bright asterism) · pl Pas Oriona (bright asterism) · de Jakobsleiter (bright asterism) · hi मृगत्रयी (bright asterism) · de das Gürtel des Orion (bright asterism) · id Bintang Belantik (bright asterism) · fa کمربند شکارچی (bright asterism) · gd Crios an t-Sealgair (bright asterism) · fr Baudrier d'Orion (bright asterism) · ga Slat an Cheannaí (bright asterism) · ms Tiga Beradik (bright asterism) · gd an Gille, an Sgalag, 's an Cù (bright asterism) · kne Binabbais (bright asterism) · cmn 獵戶腰帶 /猎户腰带 (bright asterism) · ryu 三ち星 (bright asterism) · pt as Três Marias (bright asterism) · ar نِطَاق الجَبَّار (bright asterism) · fr Ceinture d'Orion (bright asterism) · gd Am Meadhan (bright asterism) · ga An Fhearsaid (bright asterism) · de Jakobsstab (bright asterism) · nrf Les Trais Rouais (bright asterism) · es las Tres Marias (bright asterism) · mog Kotoluan (bright asterism) · gl Tres Marías (bright asterism) · mi Tautoru (bright asterism) · ru По́яс Орио́на (bright asterism) · ga An Bhanlámh (bright asterism) · ga Crios Oiríon (bright asterism) · ga Slat an Rí (bright asterism)