Back Espasa d'Orió Catalan شمشیر شکارچی Persian Épée d'Orion French ओरायन की तलवार Hindi Spada di Orione Italian Orions sverd NB Miecz Oriona Polish Espada de Órion Portuguese Sabia lui Orion Romanian Меч Ориона Russian
Orion's Sword is a compact asterism in the constellation Orion. It comprises three stars (42 Orionis, Theta Orionis, and Iota Orionis) and M42, the Orion Nebula, which together are thought to resemble a sword or its scabbard. This group is south of the prominent asterism, Orion's Belt. Fables and old beliefs are in Europe dominated or widely influenced by those of the Greco-Roman narratives. Beyond Europe this grouping is quite widely referenced as a weapon just as the majority of cultures perceived Orion's standout asymmetrical "hourglass" of seven very bright stars as a human.
