Actaeon
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
Based loosely on the Greek myth of Diana and Actaeon, “Redoubt” is divided into six parts, or “hunts.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2019
In the past, he was identified as Meleager or Actaeon, mythological huntsmen.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2016
When Diana sees Actaeon watching her, she covers her body in a rage and turns him from a human into a stag, a lower member of the food chain.
From The New Yorker ● May 16, 2015
Spying on Diana from the bushes was the hunter Actaeon, unaware of the grim fate awaiting him.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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