Group isomorphism between $D_3$ and $S_3$

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If one wants to prove that $D_3$ is isomorphic to $S_3$, would it be sufficient to define a homomorphism $\psi: D_3\to S_3$ and argue that it is well-defined since $\psi(sr^i)=\psi(s)\psi(r)^i=\sigma_i\sigma_j = \psi(r^{-i}s)=\sigma_j^{-1} \sigma_i$ (where $\sigma_i$ is a transposition and $\sigma_j$ is a 3-cycle)? And then show that this homomorphism is injective and surjective.

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I would show more generally that $D_n \leq S_n$. When their orders are the same, they are isomorphic. The trick is to find permutation representations of $r, s$, the generators for the Dihedral group.