hyron meant 'swarm of bees' or 'beehive' (Kerenyi, 1976, pp 42-3). Through his 'beehive' birthplace Orion is linked to Potnia Theron , the Minoan - Mycenaean 'Mistress' older than Demeter – who was herself sometimes called "the pure Mother Bee". Winged, armed with toxin, creators of the fermentable honey (see mead