Meaning Of The Word Actaeon

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Actaeon in American English
a hunter who makes Artemis angry by watching her bathe: she changes him into a stag, and his dogs tear him to pieces
noun: a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds

Actaeon in British English
noun: 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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