: a hunter turned into a stag and killed by his own hounds for having seen Artemis bathing
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In the news —Students in a French classroom were reportedly disturbed by a Renaissance painting by Giuseppe Cesari that shows the nude goddess Diana surrounded by bathing nymphs being watched by the hunter Actaeon.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
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“Actaeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Actaeon. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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