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PRONUNCIATION OF ACTAEON

Actaeon  [ækˈtiːən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACTAEON

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Actaeon is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ACTAEON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Actaeon

Actaeon

Actaeon, in Greek mythology, son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, was a famous Theban hero. Like Achilles in a later generation, he was trained by the centaur Chiron. He fell to the fatal wrath of Artemis, but the surviving details of his transgression vary: "the only certainty is in what Aktaion suffered, his pathos, and what Artemis did: the hunter became the hunted; he was transformed into a stag, and his raging hounds, struck with a 'wolf's frenzy', tore him apart as they would a stag." This is the iconic motif by which Actaeon is recognized, both in ancient art and in Renaissance and post-Renaissance depictions.

Definition of Actaeon in the English dictionary

The definition of Actaeon in the dictionary is a hunter of Boeotia who, having accidentally seen Artemis bathing, was turned into a stag and torn apart by his own hounds.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACTAEON


Aegean
iːˈdʒiːən
aeon
ˈiːən
Andean
ænˈdiːən
Atlantean
ˌætlænˈtiːən
Behan
ˈbiːən
Caribbean
ˌkærɪˈbiːən
eon
ˈiːən
Fijian
fiːˈdʒiːən
gigantean
ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtiːən
Korean
kəˈriːən
lien
ˈliːən
Nabataean
ˌnæbəˈtiːən
Nabatean
ˌnæbəˈtiːən
pantheon
pænˈθiːən
pean
ˈpiːən
protean
prəʊˈtiːən
Pyrenean
ˌpɪrəˈniːən
sien
ˈsiːən
Theocritan
θɪˌɒkrɪˈtiːən
Tupian
tuːˈpiːən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACTAEON

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act of war
act on
act out
act the goat
act up
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actability
actable
actant
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ACTH

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACTAEON

chameleon
dungeon
Freon
Gideon
Incheon
jeon
luncheon
napoleon
neon
nickelodeon
odeon
orthopedic surgeon
paeon
pigeon
plastic surgeon
puncheon
Simeon
sturgeon
surgeon
thereon

Synonyms and antonyms of Actaeon in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Actaeon» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

阿卡同
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Acteón
570 millions of speakers

English

Actaeon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Actaeon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

array(أكتيون)
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Актеон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Actéon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Actaeon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Actéon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Actaeon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Actaeon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アクティオン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Actaeon
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Actaeon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Actaeon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Actaeon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Actaeon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akteon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Atteone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Akteon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Актеон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Actaeon
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ακταίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Actaeon
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Actaeon
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Actaeon
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACTAEON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Actaeon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACTAEON»

Discover the use of Actaeon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Actaeon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Artemis to Actaeon and More: Selected Verse
This is a selection of poetry from early in her career.
Edith Wharton, 2002
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Artemis to Actaeon, and Other Verses
ARTEMIS TO ACTAEON AND OTHER VERSE BY EDITH WHARTON NEW YORK 1909 CONTENTS Part I— ARTEMIS TO ACTAEON LIFE VESALIUS IN ZANTE MARGARET OF CORTONA A TORCHBEARER Part II— THE MORTAL LEASE ...
Edith Wharton, 2003
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Actaeon and Diana; with a Pastoral Story of the Nymph Oenone ...
5 Robert Cox. dCT/EONandDI/IN/la 13 'Till the thick air, pierced by their harmony, Return a willing echo: Let your cunning, And care, in this day's hunting, be exprels'd, To make the world know, that Adam's pleasure, Is honour'd, and obey'd z ...
Robert Cox, 1750
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A Web of Fantasies: Gaze, Image, and Gender in Ovid's ...
The text explicitly marks it: videre canes/ “the dogs saw him” (Met. 3.206). He also begs his hounds to “know their master” (“Actaeon ego sum: dominum cognoscite vestrum!” / “'I am Actaeon, recognize your master!'” Met. 3.230), but to no avail.
Patricia B. Salzman-Mitchell, 2005
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Classical Mythology & More: A Reader Workbook
Literary Source: Ovid Metamorphoses 3.138–252 Artemis was also ruthless towards Actaeon, who committed no deliberate evil or dishonor towards her. Actaeon was a prince of Thebes, a city haunted by tragedy in the family of Cadmus.
Marianthe Colakis, Mary Joan Masello, 2007
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Shakespeare's Ovid: The Metamorphoses in the Plays and Poems
Francois Laroque The myth of Diana and Actaeon, to be found mainly in the third book of Ovid's Metamorphoses, was a favourite of Renaissance artists and mythographers, and an aesthetic motif often found in Italy, France, and the Northern ...
A. B. Taylor, 2000
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Classical Mythology
460 B.C.; height 14'/i in. Artemis shoots Actaeon, who falls in agony as his hounds tear him. Actaeon is shown in fully human form, and the small size of the hounds compels the viewer to focus on the human figure and his divine antagonist.
Mark P. O. Morford, Robert J. Lenardon, 1999
8
John Erskine: A Modern Actaeon
Together With Mr. Erskine's Radio Speech Of September 18, 1927. A Short Biography And A Bibliography.
Henry Morton Robinson, 2013
9
Manual of Conchology, Structural and Systematic: With ...
75. Leucotina lauta Ad. Thes., . 76. Leucotina amoena Ad. Thes., 77. Leucotina pura Ad. Thes., . 78-80. Mumiola spirata. The?., 81. Actaeon albus Sowb. P. Z. 8., 82. Actaeon oryza Rv. C. Icon., . 83. Actaeon perconicus Dall. Proc. Nat. Mus., 84.
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Metamorphosis: The Changing Face of Ovid in Medieval and ...
The Goddess Diana and the Ethics of Reading in the Ovide Moralise Marilynn Desmond In Metamorphoses 3, Ovid introduces the Actaeon story by eliciting his reader's judgement regarding the events he is about to narrate: "And if you looked ...
Alison Keith, Stephen James Rupp, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACTAEON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Actaeon is used in the context of the following news items.
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The cardinal, the prostitute and the painter: the strange story of …
They include The Rape of Europa in Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto, which were ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Review: Venus and Adonis/Actaeon, Birmingham Conservatoire at …
It was Eurovision all over again, as Birmingham Conservatoire paired two baroque operas from opposite sides of the Channel in an inspired ... «Birmingham Post, Jun 15»
3
Lucian Freud's teenage love letters reveal his complex sexuality
On a slightly more scholarly note he campaigned to keep Titian's Diana and Actaeon in Britain – a painting of a gathering of female nudes by ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Tasmanian coroner recommends greater safety precautions for rock …
... of his findings into the July 2011 drowning death of Leslie John Leary near Actaeon Island, off Southport on Tasmanian's south-east coast. «ABC Online, Jun 15»
5
100th anniversary of the Princess Irene disaster off the coast of …
From his position on the stern of HMS Actaeon, 500 yards away, Lt James Manners said he was slightly dazed for a few seconds after the ... «Kent Online, May 15»
6
HMS Princess Irene exploded off Port Victoria on the Isle of Grain …
From his position on the stern of HMS Actaeon, 500 yards away, Lt James Manners said he was slightly dazed for a few seconds after the ... «Kent Online, May 15»
7
George Shaw interview: 'It's the dead who I want to impress'
“So with the Titian, for example [Diana and Actaeon], with Actaeon pulling the tatty remnant of a rag to one side to find all these naked women ... «Evening Standard, May 15»
8
The Weird Agelessness of Don Draper
In the Greek myth of Diana and Actaeon, the mortal hunter comes across the immortal goddess of the hunt as she bathes. When Diana sees ... «The New Yorker, May 15»
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City Ballet to Present 'La Sylphide,' a Romantic Ballet Standard
All were following figures in Greek mythology — notably the hunter Actaeon, who in Ovid's “Metamorphoses” chances, with catastrophic effect, ... «New York Times, May 15»
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Ballet Repertory Theatre audience picks their favorites
Giese set her “Actaeon” (2011) to the music of Philip Glass. Based on the mythological Greek herdsman and the huntress Diana, it opens with a ... «Albuquerque Journal, Apr 15»

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