ABSTRACT
A mythological name can be chosen in order to express the nature of the identity of a hero. It can be consequently conceived as a personification of this nature and of its symbolic meanings. The agricultural connection of Orion's constellation with grapes and wine is also evident in the myth of Oenopion's pursuit by Orion. Oenopion, hidden in the Underworld in order to escape from Orion's anger, is obviously a chthonic deity and his name suggests his direct relation with wine. The fertilizing magic power of the pomegranate made it the appropriate symbol of Demeter and Persephone, Aphrodite, Athena and the Horai. But according to the testimony of Philostratus the pomegranate was indisputably the attribute of Hera. The famous statue of Hera at Argos is not the only one which represents the pomegranate in her hand as her fundamental attribute.
