Orion, Son of the Sea GodPoseidon and Euryale—of course, this Euryale was not Medusa's second sister, but another woman.
As one of the many sons of the Sea God, Orion was particularly unique. He had inherited almost all of Sea God Poseidon's power, being able to walk on the sea, freely control the weather, and largely manipulate a portion of the ocean's might.
His personality was also like Poseidon's, a complete playboy. However, Orion differed from his father in that Poseidon, upon desiring a woman, would stop at nothing to pursue her. Using force and drugs were basic operations, not to mention. On the path to fulfilling his desires, Poseidon even disregarded Zeus, and these two brothers had more than once quarreled over a lover.
But Orion was more of a gentleman; he preferred to win over the women he fancied with his charm and sincerity. This might be why he prided himself on being the strongest and most handsome good man in Greece. However, the result of this approach was that, until now, Orion had never received the true affection of any woman, except for Artemis,.
A while ago, Ares heard rumors about this man. He went to Chios to propose to Merope, the daughter of Oenopion there.
As a result, Oenopion's daughter was frightened by him and dared not approach him. Then Orion was intoxicated by Oenopion, who wanted to protect his daughter, and had his eyes stabbed out with a small knife, before being thrown naked onto the seashore.
This incident caused a huge stir on Olympus at the time, because the person involved, Orion, was the Son of the Sea God. Orion lost face, and Poseidon's reputation was also tarnished. And with such an incident befalling the son of Poseidon, who had a falling out with the Olympus Gods, the Olympus Gods naturally brought it up to ridicule him in order to please Zeus.
Later, the honest Hephaestus took pity on the man and sent his attendant, Cedalion, to guide him. Blinded Orion, guided by Cedalion and the sound of Hephaestus's hammer, finally found Olympus. Relying on his acquaintance with Eos, the Goddess of Dawn, he was able to see the healing light of Helios, God of the Sun, and successfully regained his sight.
However, this person was truly an optimist. He completely disregarded the slander from the Olympus Gods. If Oenopion stabbing out his eyes had happened to other Argo Heroes, they would surely have killed his entire family and then forcibly taken his daughter, hiding her away to play with her a hundred times over.
But Orion merely symbolically went to Oenopion's residence to intimidate him. After Oenopion fled in fear, Orion thought about it and let the matter go.
As a demigod Hero, he had neither great ambitions for achievements nor any grand aspirations. Every day, apart from going around flirting with women and scaring them into running away, he would carry a large bow and hunt wild beasts in the forest. It was during this process that he met Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt, and was deeply loved by her.
"Hehe, and then we went hunting everywhere together. We even hunted dragons!" Artemis said, giggling with her cheeks cupped in her hands.
"That's it?" Ares used his eyes to signal Apollo, who was about to speak, to calm down, and then asked, "Ultimately, Artemis, why did you fall for him?"
"At first, he was just a companion Athena pulled along to hunt with me because she had something urgent that day," Artemis said dreamily. "Later, as we spent time together, I suddenly felt he was very sincere, so I fell in love with him."
"What? He was introduced to you by Athena?" Ares asked in surprise. "You…"
"I told you!" As Ares spoke, Apollo finally interjected, his face filled with urgency. "You can trust a man introduced by Athena? Did you forget how she almost got you into trouble last time when she tricked you into playing with Persephone? If I hadn't pulled you away quickly then, you might be the Queen of the Underworld in the Underworld right now!"
"Hey, hey, hey, Hades is our uncle after all, Apollo. Say what you want, but don't insult him," Ares waved his hand, scolding Apollo, and then said to Artemis:
"But I think it's indeed inappropriate for you to so rashly engage and associate with someone introduced by Athena…"
"Exactly, I've investigated this Orion. He's Poseidon's son, a typical playboy, and he's only a demigod with no great ambition. All day long, besides flirting with women, he just eats, sleeps, hunts, and plays. How can such a person be worthy of you? If you really want to find someone, you should at least find someone as handsome, talented, strong, powerful, and wise as me…"
"Alright, shut up!"
Ares stopped the chattering and self-aggrandizing Sun God, then said to Artemis in a deep voice:
"What Apollo said is secondary. A playboy's personality can change, as long as he only loves you after you start dating. Having no great ambition doesn't matter; the achievements built by demigod Argo Heroes are illusory to us anyway. However, the key question is whether Orion is truly good to you, or if he is approaching you with another motive. How about this, Artemis, don't contact him for now. I'll sound out his true intentions."
Hearing Ares's suggestion, Artemis was somewhat displeased: "Why? He's a very good person. Why do you all have such great hostility towards him?"
"Because he hooked up with you… Ahem, no, what I mean is, I'm just worried about you, Artemis." Seeing Artemis's gaze, Apollo quickly corrected himself, "Let's go with Ares's plan. Anyway, if you really want to be with him, you'll definitely have to get past me and Mother. Better to test him sooner rather than later, don't you think?"
"Moreover, we are not targeting him personally, but Athena, who introduced him," Ares also said. "Don't worry, if he's fine, I promise we won't stop you. If Apollo dares to object, I'll help you beat him up."
Under the combined persuasion of Ares and Apollo, Artemis finally hesitated and nodded: "Then… alright, shall I help you arrange for him to come out?"
"No need." Ares and Apollo exchanged glances, then the two main Gods put their arms around each other's shoulders and said, "We'll just go find him ourselves."