Actaeon

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Actaeōn, ŏnis, m., Ἀκταίων,

a grandson of Cadmus , who , having seen Diana bathing naked with her nymphs , was torn to pieces by his own dogs , Ov. M. 3, 230 sq.; ib. 720; id. Tr. 2, 105; Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 9; Hyg. F. 181 al.

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