Scorpius The Scorpion Antares - "anti-Aries", rival of Mars Graffias - "crab" Dschubba - "forehead" Shaula - "raised tail" Lesath - "stinger" Orion's tragic life ended when he stepped on Scorpius, the scorpion. The gods felt sorry for him, so they put him and his dogs in the sky as constellations. They also put all of the animals he hunted up there near him. Scorpius, however, was placed on the opposite side of the sky so Orion would never be hurt by it again.