The mosaic shows the transformation of Orion : half-man; half-scorpion with butterfly wings and flaming hairs. (transformation d'Orion en constellation apr鑣 avoir 閠?mortellement piqu?par le Scorpion; Mosa飍ue dans la maison de Jupiter / Casa di Giove)In Greek mythology; Orion was a giant and a hunter who announced that he would hunt every animal on Earth incurring the wrath of the Goddess Hera (or Artemisa or Gaia) who sent a scorpion to kill him. Zeus; god of the sky and thunder; then transformed the scorpion and Orion into constellations in the heavens and Orion is identified today by the three stars on his belt.The snake represents the ground from which the scorpion emerged.The mosaic and the house it is in date back to the 2nd century BC; suggesting that it was about 200 years old when the city was buried by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.Pompeii (Pompei); Italy. 2020.