Actaeon

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Actaeon (ăktē`ən), 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.

Actaeon

surprised Artemis bathing and was changed by her into a stag. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 28]

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Actaeon

turned into stag for watching Artemis bathe. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 8]

See : Voyeurism

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