Actaeon

(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

Origin: L < Gr Aktaiōn

See Actaeon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Greek Mythology

A young hunter who, having inadvertently observed Artemis while she was bathing, was turned by her into a stag and killed by his own dogs.

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