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Actaeon
Also known as Actæon, Aktaion
thumb|The death of Actaeon on Red-figure pottery|red-figure [[skyphos from Paestum, 4th century BC (Karlsruhe, Badisches Landesmuseum).]]
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- The "bed of Actaeon"
- Parallels in Akkadian and Ugarit poems
- Symbolism regarding Actaeon
- Cultural depictions
- Royal House of Thebes family tree
- See also
- Notes
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thumb|The death of Actaeon on Red-figure pottery|red-figure [[skyphos from Paestum, 4th century BC (Karlsruhe, Badisches Landesmuseum).]]
In Greek mythology, Actaeon (; Aktaiōn) was the son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus in Boeotia, and a famous Theban hero. Through his mother Autonoë he was a member of the ruling House of Cadmus. Like Achilles in a later generation, he was trained by the centaur Chiron. thumb|Actaeon, sculpture group in the cascade at Caserta Palace|Caserta