Actaeon

Actaeon in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Actaeon (pronounced /ækˈtiːən/) (Greek: Άκταίων), son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, was a famous Theban hero. [1] Like Achilles in a later generation. he was trained by the centaur Cheiron. He fell to the fatal wrath of Artemis,[2] but the surviving details of his transgression vary: "the only ce...

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Actaeon in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

1. Son of Aristaeus and Autonoe, a daughter of Cadmus. He was trained in the art of hunting by the centaur Cheiron, and was afterwards torn to pieces by his own 50 hounds on mount Cithaeron. The names of these hounds are given by Ovid (Ov. Met. 3.206, &c.) and Hyginus. (Fab. 181; comp. Stat. Theb. 2.203.) The cause of this misfortune is diff...

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