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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]

See : Transformation

Actaeon

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

See : Voyeurism

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No references found			Its subject, the mythical encounter of the hunter Aktaion with the goddess Artemis, who turned him into a stag with very odd antlers, isn't stirring material for anyone but animal rights activists these days. American Ballet Theatre by Green, Harris / Dance Magazine			Aksel Ivanovich Berg Aksel Vilgelmovich Gadolin Akseli Waldemar Gallen-Kallela Akselrod, Liubov Akselrod, Liubov Isaakovna Akselrod, Pavel Akselrod, Pavel Borisovich Aksen Iliumdzhinovich Suseev Aksen Suseev Aksenenok, Georgii Aksenenok, Georgii Aleksandrovich Aksenov, Vasilii Aksenov, Vasilii Pavlovich Aksenov, Vladimir Aksenov, Vladimir Viktorovich Aksenovo Aksenovo-Zilovskoe Akshiirak Akshya Tritiya Akstafa Aksu Aksu-Dzhabagli Reserve Aksuat Lake Aksum Aksum Kingdom Aktaion Aktas Aktash Aktau Akte Aktí Aktiubinsk Aktiubinsk Oblast Aktiubinsk Operation of 1919 Aktiubinskii Aktöbe Aktogai aktological Aktuelt Akulov, Ivan Akulov, Ivan Alekseevich akund Akure Akureyri akureyri disease Akuta Akutagawa Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Ryunosuke Akutikha Akwambo Akwamu			Aksjonsgruppa for Ungdommens Kultursenter Aksjonsgruppen Ikke Stjel Sykkelen Min AKSM AKSR AKSRT AKSS AKST Akstafa Aksu Aksu (disambiguation) Aksu-Dzhabagli Reserve Aksuat Lake Aksum Aksum Aksum Kingdom Aksum/people/trade Aksum/people/trade Aksumite Aksumite Aksumites Aksumites AKSWBP AKSYU AKT AKT AKT ÄKT AKTA Akta Jualan Langsung Akta Permohonan Jual Beli Aktaion Aktas Aktash Aktau AKTB AKTB AKTB AKTC AKTDM Akte Akte Akte Aktenzeichen AktG AKTI Aktí Aktiebolag Aktiebolag Aktiebolaget Aktiebolaget Atomenergi Research Aktiebolaget Atomenergi Research Reactor Aktiebolaget Gasacculumator Aktiebolaget Produktion Service Aktiebolaget Trav cch Galopp Aktiebolaket Lukko Osakeyhtiö Aktiegroep Geen Dieren Leed Aktiekomitee Vlaamse Sociale Zekerheid Aktien plus Neuemission Aktiengesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft

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Actaeon (redirected from Aktaion)

Actaeon
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