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Actaeon definition

Ac·taeon (ak tē′ən)

noun

Gr. Myth. a hunter who makes Artemis angry by watching her bathe: she changes him into a stag, and his dogs tear him to pieces

Etymology: L < Gr Aktaiōn

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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