Actaeon

American  

[ak-tee-uhn] / ækˈti ən /

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.

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Actaeon British  

/ ˈæktɪən, ækˈtiːən /

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

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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.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023

In the Greek myth of Diana and Actaeon, the mortal hunter comes across the immortal goddess of the hunt as she bathes.

From The New Yorker • May 16, 2015

But in this bravura Russian nonsense, it’s Actaeon who wears only a loincloth, and the two carry on like hunters in love.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2014

The other two, Diana and Actaeon, and Diana and Callisto, were bought for millions of pounds.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2013

Spying on Diana from the bushes was the hunter Actaeon, unaware of the grim fate awaiting him.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein