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Actaeon

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ækˈtiːən/, /ˈæktɪən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ak tē′ən)

Ac•tae•on (ak tē′ən),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]

Mythologya 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 /ækˈtiːən; ˈæktɪən/ n

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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