Themes in Orion
Little Words, Big Ideas
Sex
Yup, there's no doubt that sex is a major theme in the story of Orion. For him, sex always leads to mega-trouble. The giant's lust drives him to do awful things like force himself on Merope for whi...
Pride
In the most popular version of his story, Orion is brought down by a little thing the Greeks liked to call hubris (a.k.a. pride). When the big guy brags that he's going to hunt down and slaughter e...