Orion married Side, but she was cast into Hades by Hera for boasting that her beauty surpassed the queen of the gods. Side's death predates Orion's encounter with Merope on Chios.
Hera cast Side into Hades for boasting that her beauty surpassed the queen of the gods. Apollodorus records this as an act of divine punishment for mortal hubris.
Side was cast into the Underworld by Hera as punishment for her boast of surpassing the goddess in beauty, according to Apollodorus.
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