Actaeon

noun

Ac·​tae·​on ak-ˈtē-ən 

: a hunter turned into a stag and killed by his own hounds for having seen Artemis bathing

Examples of Actaeon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the news —Students in a French classroom were reportedly disturbed by a Renaissance painting by Giuseppe Cesari that shows the nude goddess Diana surrounded by bathing nymphs being watched by the hunter Actaeon. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Aktaiōn

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above