Actæon
Actæon. [Greek 
.] (Greek & Roman Mythology.) A famous hunter, who, having surprised Diana while she was bathing, was changed by her into a stag, and, in that form, was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
| He [Byron], as I guess, |
| Had gazed on Nature's naked loveliness, |
| Actæon-like, and now he fled astray |
| With feeble steps o'er the world's wilderness; |
| And his own thoughs, along that rugged way. |
| Pursued, like raging hounds, their father and their prey. |
| --Shelley. |
An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction; including also familiar pseudonyms, surnames bestowed on eminent men, and analogous popular appellations often referred to in literature and conversation.
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Actæon, a hunter, changed by Diana into a stag. A synonym for a cuckold.
Divulge Page himself for a secure and wilful Actæon [cuckold].
Shakespeare: Merry Wives, etc., act iii. sc. 2 (1596).
The Reader's Handbook of Famous Names in Fiction, Allusions, References, Proverbs, Plots, Stories and Poems
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