Actaeon
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Ἀκταίων(Ancient Greek)
Actaeon Name meanings & History
The name Actaeon comes from Greek mythology. Actaeon was a hunter who stumbled upon the goddess Artemis while she was bathing. For this intrusion, Artemis turned Actaeon into a stag, and he was subsequently torn apart by his own hounds. Latinized form of Greek Άκταίων (Aktaion), which is derived from Greek ἀκτὴ (akte), which can mean "headland, foreland, promontory, cape" as well as "coast, shore". In Greek mythology, Actaeon was son of Aristaeus and Autonoë in Boeotia. He was a famous Theban hero, trained by the centaur Chiron, who suffered the fatal wrath of Artemis (or her Roman counterpart Diana). The name Actaeon is used as a masculine name.
Zodiac Sign of Actaeon: Action Aries
Synonyms of Actaeon:
A: Aggressive,Assertive,Action,Argumentative,Angry,Ambitious
C: Clever,Cute,Candid,Copycat,Chatty,Choice,Curious
T: Tacky,Tireless,Truth,Touchy,Testy,Talkative,Doubting Thomas
E: Entertain,Exaggerate,Environment,Enlighten,Enliven,Expressive
O: Obsolete,Obstinate,Obsessive,Organized,Ostentatious
N: Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nervous,Nutrition,Neat,Nagging,Nice
Actaeon is:- a Refined name
- a Rough name
- a Upper Class name
2.) ACTAEON (Male)
Usage:
Meanings: Derived from the Greek Aktaion (an inhabitant of Acte, the ancient name of Attica). The name is borne in Greek mythology by the son of Aristaeus and Autonoe. While hunting one day, he chanced upon Artemis bathing in a stream. She thereupon transformed him into a stag and he was hunted down by his own dogs. (AK-TEE-UN)
