First Known Use: 14th century
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Actaeon
noun Ac·tae·on \ak-ˈtē-ən\
Definition of ACTAEON
: a hunter turned into a stag and killed by his own hounds for having seen Artemis bathing
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Origin of ACTAEON
Latin, from Greek Aktaiōn
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