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Actaeon

[ak-tee-uhn]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. 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

/ ˈæktÉŖÉ™n, Ʀkˈtiːən /

noun

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

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The painting in question, entitled Diana and Actaeon, dates from the Renaissance era and portrays a mythical scene from the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses.

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In the story, the hunter Actaeon surprises the goddess Diana and her nymphs bathing.

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I wouldn’t hang Artemisia Gentileschi’s ā€œJudith Slaying Holofernesā€ in the living room, but I could stare at Janina Baranowska’s ā€œActaeon Devoured by His Houndsā€ every evening over dinner.

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In 2009, the National Gallery in London and National Galleries of Scotland jointly bought Titian’s ā€œDiana and Actaeon.ā€

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After an aristocratic cousin of Queen Elizabeth II’s sold off a Titian, ā€œThe Death of Actaeon,ā€ the Getty acquired it.

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