Orion

Orion is the giant son of Gaea born to oppose the twin archers, Apollo and Artemis. Unlike his brethren, Orion doesn't have dragon-like legs and is quite handsome, to the point that he could have passed as an extremely tall human. This Orion is not to be confused with the mythological half-giant hunter of the same name.

Mythology
Ancient sources tell several different stories about Orion; there are two major versions of his birth and several versions of his death. Some sources say that he is the son of Poseidon and King Minos's daughter Euryale (not the Gorgon of the same name).

Orion could walk on the waves because of his father; he walked to the island of Chios where he got drunk and attacked Merope, daughter of Oenopion, the ruler there. In vengeance, Oenopion blinded Orion and drove him away. Orion stumbled to Lemnos where Hephaestus had his forge. Hephaestus told his servant, Cedalion, to guide Orion to the uttermost East where Helios healed him. Orion carried Cedalion around on his shoulders. Orion returned to Chios to punish Oenopion, but the king hid away underground and escaped Orion's wrath. Orion's next journey took him to Crete where he hunted with the goddess Artemis and her mother Leto. In the course of the hunt, Orion threatened to kill every beast on Earth. Gaea objected and sent a Giant Scorpion to kill Orion. The creature succeeded in it's mission. After his death, Artemis asked Zeus to place Orion among the constellations. Zeus consented and, as a memorial to the hero's death, added the Scorpion to the heavens as well.

In the Odyssey, Odysseus sees Orion hunting in the underworld with a bronze club and is described as a great slayer of animals.

The Blood of Olympus
He is sent by Gaea to hunt down Nico di Angelo, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, and Coach Hedge throughout their journey, numerous times he nearly catches them, but they either shadow travel away before he has the chance, or are saved by allies (the hunters, the Amazons) he murders countless amounts of Hunters and Amazons including Phoebe. However he is beaten up by the Amazons and hunters, but escapes with his life. When Reyna is resting with the pegasi he shoots Blackjack and a exploding arrow next to them, however Reyna prepares to sacrifice herself and at least kill Orion, she throws her dagger and it impales him, through the heart. She jumps on the arrow hoping that her body will take the explosion and the pegasi will be able to complete the journey, however she only feels a slight nudge, as Athena covered her with Aegis.

Appearance
Orion is about 20-feet tall, very muscular and handsome giant, far handsomer than any of his giant brethren, to the point that he could have passed as an extremely tall human, since he is also the only giant without dragon-like legs. Orion's skin is the color of wheat toast, while his dark hair is undercut, swept into spikes on top. Due to his bronze mechanical eyes, Orion appears to be wearing military night vision goggles, which are embedded in his eye sockets. As he regards a target, focusing rings on his eyes spin and click, while targeting lasers from them flash from red to green. According to Reyna, Orion can smile so dazzlingly, that it can be hard to remember he is a ruthless enemy. He wears black leather breeches, and a jerkin, with a hunting knife on his belt, and a black composite bow and quiver on his back, all of which makes him look like "Robin Hood's evil, better-looking brother", according to Reyna. His huge bow is described as being "almost as fancy as his eyes", with multiple strings running through a series of pulleys that look like miniature steam train wheels. The grip of his bow is polished Celestial Bronze, studded with dials and buttons.

Abilities

 * Prowess in Battle: Orion is an extremely powerful and skilled warrior, one of Gaea's most dangerous sons.
 * Strength: Orion has enhanced physical strength, and easily sent Hylla flying across a street by striking her with the butt of his massive bow.
 * Archery: as the bane of both Apollo and Artemis, Orion is a formidable archer, and the the only known one whose skills rival those of the Twin Archers.
 * Enhanced Vision: Orion's mechanical eyes offer him much better vision than his original eyes ever did, while their targeting lasers make his aim perfect. When he looked at Reyna, she got the uncomfortable impression that he was seeing much more than her form - her heat signature, her heart rate, and her level of fear.
 * Giant Immortality: As a Giant, Orion can only be killed by a god and demigod working together, and when he is harmed by anybody else, he heals at an accelerated rate.

Trivia

 * Orion is the handsomest of the Giants (and the only one without dragon-like legs), to the point that he could have passed as an extremely tall human. As the bane of both Twin Archers, Orion is the only Giant to be the bane of two Olympians at once.


 * In other versions of the myth, Orion is a son of Poseidon. However, Orion the Giant and Orion the Hunter that Artemis fell in love with may be two different characters.


 * In myth, Orion was not part of the races of giants that participated in the Gigantomachy nor was he created to fight the Olympians. Having him as a giant created to destroy the Olympians is exclusive to the series.