A qick bit of googling reveals Orion to be-

Freyas gown or Friggas distaff to the Norse.

the Germans called the three middle stars The 3 Mowers or The Rake.

The Maya recorded Orion in their creation myths, in Popol Vuh, Orion was Vukub Catix or 7 macaw "who took the place of the sun. To prepare for the creation of the true humans, the rule of Seven Macaw had to be ended. This was achieved by the Hero Twins of the Popol Vuh, who shot Seven Macaw from his tree". The tree is the world tree - The Milky Way

In Japan the three belt stars are called "Mitsu Boshi" and visualise the constellation as a drum. It is also seen as the sleeve of a kimono. There is a ton of Japanese symbolic stuff, too much to list here. For those interested in can be found here http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/orion.htm