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Greek mythical character
In Greek mythology, Actaeon (/ækˈtiːən/; Ancient Greek: Ἀκταίων Aktaiōn) was the son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus in Boeotia, and a famous Theban
Actaeon
List of ships with the same or similar names
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Actaeon or HMS Acteon, after Actaeon, a figure in Greek mythology: HMS Actaeon (1757) was a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate
HMS_Actaeon
Species of beetle
The Actaeon beetle (Megasoma actaeon) is a rhinoceros beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. The species name actaeon derives from the name Actaeon of a famous
Actaeon_beetle
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Actaeon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Actaeon or Acteon (Ἀκτέων) was a hero in Greek mythology. Actaeon or Acteon may also refer to: Acteón
Actaeon_(disambiguation)
List of ships with the same or similar names
Several ships have been named Actaeon for Actaeon, a figure from Greek mythology" Actaeon (1815 ship) (or Actæon, or Acteon) was launched at Fort Gloster
Actaeon_(ship)
Ancient Greek goddess
who roams the wilderness surrounded by her retinue of nymphs. The hunter Actaeon was said to have seen her bathing naked, whereupon the goddess transformed
Artemis
Painting by Titian
The Death of Actaeon is a late work by the Italian Renaissance painter Titian, painted in oil on canvas from about 1559 to his death in 1576 and now in
The_Death_of_Actaeon
1550s painting by Titian
Diana and Actaeon is a large painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Titian, finished in 1556–1559, and is considered amongst Titian's greatest works
Diana_and_Actaeon_(Titian)
Classical Greek myth
The myth of Diana and Actaeon can be found in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The tale recounts the fate of a young hunter named Actaeon, who was a grandson of Cadmus
Diana_and_Actaeon
Fifth-rate of the Royal Navy
HMS Actaeon was a 44-gun fifth-rate Roebuck-class ship of the Royal Navy launched in 1778. Commissioned in the same year, the ship served throughout the
HMS_Actaeon_(1778)
Species of spider
Grammostola actaeon is a New World spider also known as the Brazilian redrump or the Brazilian wooly black. It is commonly found in southern Brazil and
Grammostola_actaeon
The Diana and Actaeon basin or Basin with Scenes from the Myth of Diana and Actaeon is a 1613 silver bowl produced by the Dutch silversmith Paul van Vianen
Diana_and_Actaeon_basin
Island in Tasmania, Australia
The Actaeon Island, part of the Actaeon Island Group, is a 15.65-hectare (38.7-acre) dolerite island and game reserve located at the southern entrance
Actaeon_Island
Painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Diana and Actaeon is an oil on canvas history painting by the French artist Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, from 1836. It is held at the Metropolitan Museum
Diana_and_Actaeon_(Corot)
Species of wasp
Polistes actaeon is a species of social paper wasp found in southern Brazil. "Polistes actaeon, Haliday, 1836". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved November
Polistes_actaeon
Roman goddess of hunting and the wild
Ovid's version of the myth of Actaeon differs from most earlier sources. Unlike earlier myths about Artemis, Actaeon is killed for an innocent mistake
Diana_(mythology)
British actress
about the TV star". yahoo.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved 26 April 2025. Actaeon Films Ltd. "Actaeon Films". Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved
Sally_Bretton
Greek goddess of madness and rage
Toxotides which dealt with Actaeon's death, although this assertion is far from certain. In a different vase with Actaeon's death, Lyssa is present along
Lyssa
Painting by Titian in London and Edinburgh
£45 million in March 2012. Along with its companion painting Diana and Actaeon it is displayed on an alternating basis between London and Edinburgh. There
Diana_and_Callisto
Modified Black Swan-class sloop
HMS Actaeon was a modified Black Swan-class sloop built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was completed too late for service in that
HMS_Actaeon_(U07)
Actaeon (or Actæon, or Acteon) was launched at Fort Gloster, India, in 1815. She was wrecked without loss of life on 28 October 1822 in the D'Entrecasteaux
Actaeon_(1815_ship)
Bay in British Columbia, Canada
Actaeon Sound is a sound in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, branching off northeasterly from the north side
Actaeon_Sound
Species of moth
Phalaena (Attacus) lunus Linnaeus, 1758 Nothus lunus Sematura luna Sematura lunus Sematura actaeon Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Mania caudilunaria Hübner, 1823
Mania_lunus
Painting by Théodore Chassériau
Diana Surprised by Actaeon (French: Diane surprise par Actéon) is an oil on canvas history painting by the French artist Théodore Chassériau, from 1840
Diana_Surprised_by_Actaeon
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia, Canada, standing on the north side of the lower reaches of Actaeon Sound, which is a sidewater of Drury Inlet. Lee Lake is to its north, the
Mount_Bullock
God of rural crafts in Greek mythology
to representations of the Boreads, spirits of the North Wind. Besides Actaeon and Macris, he also was said to have fathered Charmus and Callicarpus in
Aristaeus
Species of fly
Tribe: Tabanini Genus: Tabanus Species: T. novaescotiae Binomial name Tabanus novaescotiae Macquart, 1847 Synonyms Tabanus actaeon Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus_novaescotiae
Medieval fortress in Fontanellato, Parma
The Rocca Sanvitale, or Sanvitale Castle, is a fortress residence in the centre of the town of Fontanellato, near Parma, northern Italy. Construction of
Rocca_Sanvitale,_Fontanellato
Ancient Greek epic poem
been attributed to the Catalogue, and his son Actaeon certainly appeared in the poem. The myth of Actaeon is known to have been narrated in the Catalogue
Catalogue_of_Women
Mountain on the island of Saint Helena
of the path Mount Actaeon, topped by a Norfolk pine The endemic plant nursery path to Halley's Observatory from below Mt. Actaeon view of Sandy Bay from
Diana's_Peak
Societal or cultural prohibition
lesser-known, speaking taboo in Greek myth can be found in the story of Actaeon. Actaeon, whilst on a hunting trip in the woods, mistakenly and haplessly happened
Taboo
Species of marine gastropod
Genus: Acteon Species: A. fragilis Binomial name Acteon fragilis Thiele, 1925 Synonyms Actaeon fragilis Thiele, 1925 (incorrect spelling of genus name)
Acteon_fragilis
Species of gastropod
Plakobranchidae Genus: Elysia Species: E. australis Binomial name Elysia australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) Synonyms Actaeon australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Elysia_australis
Painting by Rembrandt van Rijn
Diana Bathing with her Nymphs with Actaeon and Callisto is a 1634 painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. It is now in the Salm-Salm princely
Diana Bathing with her Nymphs with Actaeon and Callisto
Diana_Bathing_with_her_Nymphs_with_Actaeon_and_Callisto
Enterprise-class Royal Navy frigate
HMS Actaeon was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. The Actaeon was first commissioned in June 1775 under the command of Captain
HMS_Actaeon_(1775)
Duke of Sutherland
by the Ellesmere line of the family. In 2008 he sold Titian's Diana and Actaeon to the National Gallery of Scotland and National Gallery in London for
Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland
Francis_Egerton,_7th_Duke_of_Sutherland
Theban Princess
and the goddess Harmonia. She was the wife of Aristaeus and mother of Actaeon and possibly Macris. In Euripides' play, The Bacchae, she and her sisters
Autonoë_(daughter_of_Cadmus)
Mythological narrative poem by Ovid
scenes from the poem, including Diana and Callisto, Diana and Actaeon, and Death of Actaeon. These works form part of Titian's "poesie", a collection of
Metamorphoses
likely that one of the elephant beetles, Megasoma elephas and Megasoma actaeon, or goliath beetles, both of which can commonly exceed 50 g (1.8 oz) and
List_of_largest_insects
Coventry-class Royal Navy frigate
HMS Actaeon was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Her crewing complement was 200 and, when fully equipped, she was armed with
HMS_Actaeon_(1757)
Husband of an adulterous wife
husbands, hence the name of Molière's character Arnolphe. The Greek hero Actaeon is often associated with cuckoldry, as when he is turned into a stag, he
Cuckold
Goddess distinguished by virginity in Greek and Roman mythology
in her bath; a similar tradition was attached to Artemis and the hunter Actaeon. Athena is always dressed in Greek statuary, and at Athens her statue was
Virgin_goddess
Metamorphoses shows Actaeon coming across the sight of Diana, or Artemis in the Greek tragedy, bathing herself. Upon being discovered, Actaeon is turned into
Tragedy in Ovid's Metamorphoses
Tragedy_in_Ovid's_Metamorphoses
Centaur from Greek mythology
tutor. Among his pupils were many culture heroes: Asclepius, Aristaeus, Actaeon, Achilles, Jason, Medus. There is also a persistent link with Peleus throughout
Chiron
Humanoids with the head of a dog or jackal. Dogs of Actaeon (Greek) – Hunting dogs that turned on Actaeon after he was turned into a deer. Failinis (Irish) –
List of legendary creatures by type
List_of_legendary_creatures_by_type
Frigate of the Royal Navy
HMS Actaeon was a 26-gun sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Actaeon was designed in 1827 by the School of Naval Architecture, and launched from Portsmouth
HMS_Actaeon_(1831)
Painting by Jules Joseph Lefebvre
from Ovid's The Metamorphoses and depicts the moment where the hunter Actaeon stumbles upon Diana and her attendants. The Painting was originally exhibited
Diana_Surprised
Ancient Greek mythological King of Athens
Ancient Greek: Ἀκταῖος, romanized: Aktaîos, lit. 'coast-man'), also called Actaeon, was the first king of Attica, according to Pausanias. Actaeus was said
Actaeus
Painting by Titian
1576. There are a number of these, including for example The Death of Actaeon in the National Gallery, London (certainly intended for Philip), and there
Flaying_of_Marsyas_(Titian)
Italian Baroque painter (1578–1660)
mythological subjects. In such small paintings on copper as Diana and Actaeon (c. 1614–16; Paris, Louvre) he created a personal manner, characterized
Francesco_Albani
Style of ornamental decoration
auricular silver. The Diana and Actaeon bowl of 1613 by Paul van Vianen (Rijksmuseum), shows scenes from the myth of Diana and Actaeon, with a border in the Auricular
Auricular_style
Genus of beetles
are attracted to lights, and are often seen resting in trees. Megasoma actaeon (Linnaeus, 1758) Megasoma anubis (Chevrolat, 1836) Megasoma bollei (Dechambre
Megasoma
Symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth
Nemesis Pan Pegasus Zelus Heroes / heroines Individuals Abderus Achilles Actaeon Adonis Aeneas Ajax the Great Ajax the Lesser Akademos Amphiaraus Amphitryon
Ouroboros
Topics referred to by the same term
a deer in the book Fire Bringer Elion, one of the dogs that tore apart Actaeon Eilon, settlement in Israel This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Elion
Nacional del Prado". "Venus with a Mirror". www.nga.gov. "Titian | Diana and Actaeon | NG6611 | National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk. "National
List_of_works_by_Titian
Italian painter (c. 1477/88/90–1576)
exist Perseus and Andromeda (Wallace Collection, now damaged) Diana and Actaeon, owned jointly by the National Gallery in London and the National Gallery
Titian
Topics referred to by the same term
reactor Pacific Coast Borax Company Borax, one of the dogs that tore apart Actaeon Borax Smith, Francis Marion Smith, an American business magnate 20 Mule
Borax_(disambiguation)
Argentine-British ballet dancer
Outstanding Achievement in Dance for Viscera, Aeternum and 'Diana and Actaeon' from Metamorphosis: Titian 2012. In 2018, following a performance of Giselle
Marianela_Núñez
Mythological founder of Syracuse, Sicily
leave Corinth after causing the death of Actaeon. Having fallen in love with him, Archias attempted to abduct Actaeon from the house of his father, Melissus
Archias_of_Corinth
Eteocles by Andreus). He was said to have died of a sickness. Leucon, one of Actaeon's dogs. Leucon, in Plutarch's Life of Aristides, one of the seven heroes
Leucon
Sloop of the Royal Navy
name. She was reclassified in 1876 as a corvette, and in 1906 renamed Actaeon II. She served as a mine depot ship and was merged into the Torpedo School
HMS_Dido_(1869)
Sidewheel steamer ship
9 May: HMS Sappho 12 May: HMS Exmouth 1 Jun: HMS Coromandel 7 Jul: HMS Actaeon Jul HMS Himalaya 10 Sep: HMS Sappho 18 Sep: HMS Sappho 27 Oct: HMS Medina
SS_Central_America
Cretan hero in Greek mythology
transformed into a woman as punishment, paralleling the story of the hunter Actaeon. Siproites' very brief story only survives in the works of Antoninus Liberalis;
Siproites
Opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Actéon (Actaeon) is a Pastorale in the form of a miniature tragédie en musique in six scenes by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Opus H.481 & H.481a, based on
Actéon_(opera)
Genus of gastropods
& Rolán, 2017 Acteon finlayi McGinty, 1955 Acteon fortis Thiele, 1925 Actaeon fragilis Thiele, 1925 † Acteon frearsianus d'Orbigny, 1845 Acteon fructuosus
Acteon_(gastropod)
British art historian (born 1948)
director, a successful campaign to raise funds to secure the Diana and Actaeon painting for the nation undertaken. In an article with the Scotsman at
James_Holloway_(historian)
Actaeon was launched at Topsham, Devon in 1815. She traded widely and from 1823, she made some voyages to Bombay under a license from the British East
Actaeon_(1815_Topsham_ship)
Subfamily of beetles
Megasoma mars - Mars beetle Megasoma elephas - Elephant beetle Megasoma actaeon - Actaeon beetle Xylotrupes Hope, 1837 Xylotrupes gideon – Siamese rhinoceros
Dynastinae
Mountain range in Greece
priestesses, on Cithaeron. Oedipus was exposed on the mountain, while Actaeon and Pentheus were both dismembered on its slopes. It was also the place
Cithaeron
British actor (born 1988)
alongside Jessica Szohr and Timothy Spall. He appeared as the hunter Actaeon in the short promotional film Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 by Credit Suisse
Ed_Speleers
maritime incidents in 1791 Shipwrecks 28 Aug: HMS Pandora Oct: Olive Branch Unkn: King George Unkn: Trent Other incidents 5 Jan: HMS Actaeon ← 1790 1792 →
King_George_(1787_ship)
Ship, 1859
and served as a naval cadet training ship. She was renamed HMS Actaeon in 1905. As Actaeon, she was used only as a hulk by the naval torpedo school in Sheerness
HMS_Ariadne_(1859)
Diana and Actaeon (Book III), Diana and Callisto, Perseus and Andromeda (Book IV), The Rape of Europa (Book II), and The Death of Actaeon (Book III)
Cultural influence of Metamorphoses
Cultural_influence_of_Metamorphoses
Extinct species of gastropods
Acteonidae Genus: Acteon Species: †A. olivellaeformis Binomial name †Acteon olivellaeformis (Tate, 1893) Synonyms † Actaeon olivellaeformiss (Tate, 1893)
Acteon_olivellaeformis
Dog breed
media related to Cretan Hound. METAMORPHOSES by OVID: Book III:206-231 Actaeon is pursued by his hounds CYNEGETICUS by Xenophon: Chapter X "Cretan tracer
Cretan_Hound
Genus of gastropods
Type species Notarchus timidus Risso, 1818 Species See text Synonyms List Actaeon Rang, 1829 Aplysiopterus Delle Chiaje, 1830 Checholysia Ortea, Caballer
Elysia_(gastropod)
1776 American Revolutionary War battle
flagship 50-gun Bristol, as well as the 50-gun Experiment and frigates Actaeon, Active, Solebay, Siren, Sphinx, Friendship and the bomb vessel Thunder
Battle_of_Sullivan's_Island
1528–1529 painting by Titian
Perseus and Andromeda (1554–1556) Diana and Actaeon (1556–1559) Diana and Callisto (1556–1559) The Death of Actaeon (c. 1559–1575) The Rape of Europa (c. 1560–1562)
The Assassination of Saint Peter Martyr (Titian)
The_Assassination_of_Saint_Peter_Martyr_(Titian)
Painter in Spain and England
After Titian's Diana and Actaeon (1625–45)
Michael_Cross_(painter)
Deer
transformed into deer in Greek myths. The most notable among them is the hunter Actaeon, who accidentally stumbled upon Artemis one day as she was bathing naked
Deer_in_mythology
Ancient Greek mosaic signed "Gnosis"
and hound may allude to the myth wherein Artemis transforms the huntsman Actaeon into a stag when he tries to rape her. Once he is turned into a stag his
Stag_Hunt_Mosaic
Royal Navy officer (died 1796)
named as post-captain of the 28-gun frigate HMS Actaeon from 29 September 1757. Clements continued in Actaeon, attached to the Channel fleet, till the summer
Michael_Clements
Art museum in London, England
Allegory of Prudence, Bacchus and Ariadne, Diana and Actaeon, Diana and Callisto, The Death of Actaeon, A Man with a Quilted Sleeve, Portrait of the Vendramin
National_Gallery
Genus of flies
Subfamily: Hypodermatinae Genus: Hypoderma Latreille, 1818 Species H. actaeon H. bovis (Linnaeus, 1758) H. diana H. lineatum (Viller, 1789) H. sinense
Warble_fly
Species of gastropod
perconica Binomial name Microglyphis perconica (Dall, 1890) Synonyms Actaeon perconicus Dall, 1890 (original combination) Microglyphis perconicus [sic]
Microglyphis_perconica
1559 painting by Titian
to Spain in 1559 along with Titian's Diana and Callisto and Diana and Actaeon, arrived at El Escorial in 1574, where it was displayed in the Iglesia
The_Entombment_(Titian,_1559)
Topics referred to by the same term
by Atalanta in Greek mythology Hylaeus, one of the dogs that tore apart Actaeon Hylaeus (bee), a genus of bee This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Hylaeus
Several men in Greek mythology
Italy who was beheaded by Turnus. Lynceus, one of the dogs of the hunter Actaeon. Also, Lynceus is a crater on Janus (moon of Saturn), named after Lynceus
Lynceus_(mythology)
Cuban ballet dancer
Frederick Ashton's La fille mal gardée, Siegfried in Swan Lake, Actaeon in the Diana and Actaeon Pas de Deux, The Brother in Kenneth MacMillan's My Brother
Carlos_Acosta
1868 ballet by Marius Petipa
Actaeon, with whom Diana dances in the company of twelve of her nymphs. This was a very strange change on Vaganova's part since Diana and Actaeon were
Tsar Kandavl or Le Roi Candaule
Tsar_Kandavl_or_Le_Roi_Candaule
French romantic painter (1819–1856)
Susanna and the Elders and Venus Anadyomene (both 1839), Diana Surprised by Actaeon (1840), Andromeda Chained to the Rock by the Nereids (1840), and The Toilette
Théodore_Chassériau
Genus of spiders
January 2024[update] it contains twenty species, found in South America: Grammostola actaeon (Pocock, 1903) – Brazil, Uruguay Grammostola alticeps (Pocock, 1903) –
Grammostola
Genus of gastropods
Class: Gastropoda Family: Acteonidae Genus: Rictaxis Dall, 1871 Synonyms Actaeon (Rictaxis) Dall, 1871 superseded rank † Actaeonidea Gabb, 1873 junior subjective
Rictaxis
Ancient Roman building in Pompei, Italy
amphitheater. Diana bathing at west end of euripus Actaeon attacked by his hunting hounds Closeup of Actaeon's hounds Fresco of Narcissus in the summer biclinium
House_of_Loreius_Tiburtinus
killed by Heracles. Melanchaetes, one of the female dogs of the hunter Actaeon. Like the rest of the pack, she also devoured her master when he was transformed
Melanchaetes
Name of multiple Greek mythological figures
second name, Cybele, after her mother. Alke, an Amazon. Alke, one of Actaeon's dogs. Homer, Iliad 5.738 ff. Diodorus Siculus, 5.49.3 Latin Anthology
Alke
British actor (born 1965)
Episode: "Regeneration" Andor Clem Andor 3 episodes Plebs: Soldiers of Rome Actaeon Television film Midsomer Murders Damian Bennett Episode: "The Debt of Lies"
Gary_Beadle
Acasta Ace Acertif Achates Acheron Achille Achilles Aconite Acorn Actaeon Actaeon II Acteon Actif Active Activity Acute Adam & Eve Adamant Adamant II
List of ship names of the Royal Navy (A)
List_of_ship_names_of_the_Royal_Navy_(A)
Agenor and mother of Sipylus who killed her unwittingly. Dioxippe, one of Actaeon's dogs. Hyginus, Fabulae 154 Apollodorus, 2.1.5 Hyginus, Fabulae 163 Pseudo-Plutarch
Dioxippe
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Excellent, and then the torpedo school ship in 1876. She was renamed HMS Actaeon in 1886 and sold in 1923. HMS Vernon (shore establishment) was the torpedo
HMS_Vernon
ACTAEON
ACTAEON
ACTAEON
Girl/Female
German, Swedish
People's Ruler; Ruler of the People
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Ruler of the World
Girl/Female
Muslim
Good natured
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian, Tamil
Long Life
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew
Jehovah Increases; Feminine of Joseph
Female
Hindi/Indian
(गोपीनाथ) Hindi myth name GOPINATH means "leader of the gopis."
Boy/Male
Indian
Right, Appropriate, Correct
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Beautiful; Wish-yielding Cow; Fragrance
Girl/Female
English
Opening buds of spring; born in April.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : unexplained.
ACTAEON
ACTAEON
ACTAEON
ACTAEON
ACTAEON
n.
The larve of any species of botfly which is parasitic upon the stag, as /strus, or Hypoderma, actaeon, which burrows beneath the skin, and Cephalomyia auribarbis, which lives in the nostrils.