- Actaeon
- noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Aktaiōn Date: 14th century a hunter turned into a stag and killed by his own hounds for having seen Artemis bathing
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Actaeon — ACTAEON, ŏnis, Gr. Ἀκταίων, ωνος, (⇒ Tab. XXII.) des Aristäus und der Autonoe, einer Tochter des Cadmus, Sohn, wurde in seiner Jugend von dem Chiron erzogen, und vornehmlich im Jagen unterrichtet. Apollodor. lib. III. c. 4. §. 4. Er legete sich… … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
Actaeon [1] — ACTAEON, ŏnis, eines von denen vier Pferden der Sonne, das aber besser Aethon genennet wird. Fulgent. Mythol. lib. I. c. 2. & ad eum Muncker. l. c … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
Actaeon — Actaeon, griechischer Mythos: Aktaion … Universal-Lexikon
Actaeon — in Greek mythology, the name of the hunter who discovered Artemis bathing and was changed by her to a stag and torn to death by his hounds. The name is of unknown origin. Sometimes used figuratively in 17c. for a cuckold (because of his horns ) … Etymology dictionary
Actaeon — [ak tē′ən] n. [L < Gr Aktaiōn] Gr. Myth. a hunter who makes Artemis angry by watching her bathe: she changes him into a stag, and his dogs tear him to pieces … English World dictionary
Actaeon — In Greek mythology, Actaeon (pronEng|ækˈtiən) (Greek: Ακταίων), son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, was a famous Theban hero, [Through his mother he was a member of the ruling House of Cadmus.] trained by the centaur… … Wikipedia
ACTAEON — I. ACTAEON Melissi Corinthii fil. aequalium suorum longe formosissimus ac pudentissimus: cuius multi amatores fuerunt, prae ceteris Archias de Heraclidarum familia, divitiis et opibus super ceteros Corinthios pollens: quem cum pellicere non… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Actaeon — /ak tee euhn/, n. Class. Myth. a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds. * * * ▪ Greek hero in Greek mythology, son of the minor god Aristaeus and Autonoë (daughter … Universalium
Actaeon — literary one who cuckolds another In the legend Actaeon was no more than a casual observer of Artemis s nakedness, and she had no husband to take offence. Nevertheless she turned him into a stag and set his own pack on him: Divulge… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Actaeon — Aktaion (altgriech. Άκτέων oder Άκταίων, lat. Actaeon) ist ein griechischer Heros. Sein Vater war der Hirte Aristaios, ein Sohn des Apollo und der thessalischen Nymphe Kyrene (Diodoros 4, 81, 1 3), seine Mutter Autonoë war eine Tochter des Kadmos … Deutsch Wikipedia
actaeon — akˈtēən noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Actaeon, a hunter in Greco Roman mythology turned into a stag by Diana and torn to pieces by his own dogs, from Latin, from Greek Aktaiōn : a genus (the type of the family Actaeonidae) of … Useful english dictionary
