Actaeon

[ ak-tee-uhn ]

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noun

, Classical Mythology.

a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.

Actaeon

/ ækˈtiːən; ˈæktɪən /

Greek myth a hunter of Boeotia who, having accidentally seen Artemis bathing, was turned into a stag and torn apart by his own hounds

Among them was Captain Bate, of the Actaeon, who was killed while about to mount a scaling ladder.

To compare small things with great, Diana must have worn something of that look at sight of Actaeon.

The two first hauled off, but the Actaeon remained, and was ultimately abandoned and burned.

Actaeon (Actae′on) was the son of Aristaeus, a famous huntsman.

Actaeon was a brute for wanting to push in where Diana was bathing.

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