ACTAEON In Greek mythology a hunter and the son of Autono and grandson of CADMUS. He aroused the anger of the goddess ARTEMIS when he saw her bathing naked in a river. Artemis changed Actaeon into a stag. His own dogs set upon him and tore him to pieces.

Taken from : Greek and Roman Mythology A to Z, Revised Edition – Written by Kathleen N. Daly and Revised by Marian Rengel – Copyright © 2004, 1992 by Kathleen N. Daly