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ArchivesNote on the (smelly) etymology of Orion
The etymology of Orion posted on BtN noted "meaning unknown". Here's an etymological approach I ran accross:
King Hyrieus had once pleased Zeus , Poseidon , and Hermes . The Gods granted him a wish, and Hyrieus requested a powerful son. They decreed that he sacrifice a bull, and went on to pee on its hide. They buried the hide, and Earth (Gaia ) subsequently gave birth to Ourion, named thus after the divine urine ("ouro" in Greek) that generated them. The name eventually changed to Orion , probably through corruption. This account is cited in the wonderful (yet-to-be-translated-in-English) book *Dodekatheon* by Angelos Vlachos.
Also note that Urion is the 41,774th most popular surname in the United States :P
King Hyrieus had once pleased Zeus , Poseidon , and Hermes . The Gods granted him a wish, and Hyrieus requested a powerful son. They decreed that he sacrifice a bull, and went on to pee on its hide. They buried the hide, and Earth (Gaia ) subsequently gave birth to Ourion, named thus after the divine urine ("ouro" in Greek) that generated them. The name eventually changed to Orion , probably through corruption. This account is cited in the wonderful (yet-to-be-translated-in-English) book *Dodekatheon* by Angelos Vlachos.
Also note that Urion is the 41,774th most popular surname in the United States :P
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Dicky & Ava Gina (b/g)
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To haggisbutt: I no longer like the name Orion for a boy.
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Evil Twins! Orion & Hancock! (b/b)
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Hentease and Tricky(b/b)
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Tricky and Dicky (b/b)
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:p
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Dicky & Ava Gina (b/g)
oops
oops
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Ava Gina and Urethra Franklin (g/g)
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Seymour Butt & Jenna Talia (b/g)
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Jenna Talia & Jacques Strappe (g/b)
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Jacques Strappe & Aida Bonar (b/g)...
I can do this all day...who started this?
I can do this all day...who started this?
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Aida Bonar & Neilan Bob (g/b)
Ha ha ha...ew. Or, I mean, "ewe".
Ha ha ha...ew. Or, I mean, "ewe".
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Neilan Bob & Ann Alseksse (b/g)
We be bad...
We be bad...
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Phil Layshio & Connie Lingusse (b/g)
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: )
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Day-um! Ya get here late and ya miss the whole point of the thing...usse (b/g)
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