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Also known as eponymous

thumb|The mythological Greek hero Orion (mythology)|Orion is the eponym of the constellation Orion, shown here, and thus indirectly of the Orion spacecraft.

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An eponym is a person (often mythological or historical) after whom something else is named. Understanding eponyms helps us see the connections between names and their origins—for example, the constellation Orion is named after a figure from Greek mythology, which is why NASA's spacecraft also carries that name.

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native label
ἐπώνῠμος
topic's main category
Category:Eponyms
Commons category
Eponyms
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
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