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Actaeon
[ak-tee-uhn]
noun
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
/ ĖƦktÉŖÉn, ƦkĖtiĖÉn /
noun
Greek myth a hunter of Boeotia who, having accidentally seen Artemis bathing, was turned into a stag and torn apart by his own hounds
Example Sentences
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.
In the story, the hunter Actaeon surprises the goddess Diana and her nymphs bathing.
I wouldnāt hang Artemisia Gentileschiās āJudith Slaying Holofernesā in the living room, but I could stare at Janina Baranowskaās āActaeon Devoured by His Houndsā every evening over dinner.
In 2009, the National Gallery in London and National Galleries of Scotland jointly bought Titianās āDiana and Actaeon.ā
After an aristocratic cousin of Queen Elizabeth IIās sold off a Titian, āThe Death of Actaeon,ā the Getty acquired it.
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