Greek mythology
Actaeon
Hunter torn apart by his own hounds for seeing a goddess bathe
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
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- Mortal
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- Artemis · Actaeon and Artemis
Actaeon is a young Theban hunter who, wandering the woods, stumbles upon Artemis bathing in a spring. Furious at being seen, the goddess transforms him into a stag. His own pack of hunting dogs no longer know him and run him down, tearing their master to pieces as he flees.
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