Talk:Orion

Etymology alternatives

How certain are we of this "heaven's light" bit? I found some other sites about Orion which made some different claims:

1. Wikiname potentially from “horion” meaning “boundary” or “limit” or from “ouron” meaning “urine.”
2. ConstellationOfWords The name Orion is from Greek ourios, 'urine'.
   • He was named Orion or Ourion (of ouria), urine
   • The Greek word for urine, ouron (or ourion), comes from the Indo-European root *wers
3. Theo Greek Mythology Ωριων > Ôriôn > Orion = Urine (ourios), Of

the Mountain (oros)

1. • Orion was born when the three gods Zeus, Poseidon and Hermes urinated on a bull-hide and buried it in the earth to provide King Hyrieus with a son. The boy was named Orion after the urine, but was also known by the name of Kandaon.

Is it possible these might be true? Etym (talk) 23:16, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

NOT from Akkadian Uru.an.na

The article says “from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, "heaven's light"),” but John H. Rogers (“Origins of the ancient constellations: II. The Mediterranean traditions.” Journal of the British Astronomical Association, Vol. 108, No. 2 (1998): 79-89) mentions that “Suggestions that the constellation was Tammuz, and also a Sumerian sun-god Uru.an.na which provided the name Orion, are now known to be unfounded.” However, no source is given to confirm that… CielProfond (talk) 19:21, 13 August 2018 (UTC)