Acteon Definition

noun
1814, Commentaries on the laws of Moses, volume 4, a translation of Johann David Michaelis' German text by Alexander Smith: a footnote on page 127.
[...] but I had the story from some French officers of distinction, who mentioned the name of the injured and prudent husband, and that he was a person of very high rank. That name, however, even if I had not forgotten it, I should not think it fair to repeat, because it would seem to be a matter of some moment to the gentleman though he was an Acteon, not to be thought so.
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Noun

Singular:
acteon
Plural:
acteons

Origin of Acteon

  • In Greek mythology, w:Artemis transformed Actaeon into a stag with horns on his head. In European folklore, horns were considered the sign of a cuckhold.

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