Difference between revisions of "Actaeon"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
DavidB4-bot (talk | contribs) (clean up & uniformity) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | In [[Greek mythology]], Actaeon was the son of Aristaeus and Autonoe, and the grandson of [[Cadmus]], the first king of [[Thebes]]. | + | In [[Greek mythology]], '''Actaeon''' was the son of Aristaeus and Autonoe, and the grandson of [[Cadmus]], the first king of [[Thebes]]. |
He was bred to be a hunter by Chiron. When he was hunting in the valley of Gargaphia, he accidentally entered a grotto where [[Artemis]] was bathing with her nymphs. The enraged goddess transformed Actaeon into a stag and he was chased and devoured by his own hunting dogs. | He was bred to be a hunter by Chiron. When he was hunting in the valley of Gargaphia, he accidentally entered a grotto where [[Artemis]] was bathing with her nymphs. The enraged goddess transformed Actaeon into a stag and he was chased and devoured by his own hunting dogs. | ||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
* Ovid. Metamorphoses. | * Ovid. Metamorphoses. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Category:Greek Mythology]] |
Latest revision as of 21:02, July 12, 2016
In Greek mythology, Actaeon was the son of Aristaeus and Autonoe, and the grandson of Cadmus, the first king of Thebes.
He was bred to be a hunter by Chiron. When he was hunting in the valley of Gargaphia, he accidentally entered a grotto where Artemis was bathing with her nymphs. The enraged goddess transformed Actaeon into a stag and he was chased and devoured by his own hunting dogs.
References
- Apollodorus. The Library.
- Ovid. Metamorphoses.