Actaeon

Actaeon

Actaeon , in Greek mythology, son of Aristaeus and Autonoë. Because he saw Artemis bathing naked, she changed him into a stag, and his own dogs killed him.

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Actaeon in Greek mythology, a hunter who, because he accidentally saw Artemis bathing, was changed by her into a stag and killed by his own hounds.

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