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    Actaeon (/ækˈtiːən/; Ancient Greek: Ἀκταίων Aktaiōn), in Greek mythology, was the son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, and a...
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    Actaeon beetle (Megasoma actaeon) is a rhinoceros beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. The species name actaeon derives from the name Actaeon of a famous...
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    The myth of Diana and Actaeon can be found in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The tale recounts the fate of a young hunter named Actaeon, who was a grandson of Cadmus...
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  • up Actaeon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Actaeon or Acteon (Ἀκτέων) was a hero in Greek mythology. Actaeon or Acteon may also refer to: Actaeon, son...
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    Diana and Actaeon is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian, finished in 1556–1559, and is considered amongst Titian's greatest works. It...
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  • star". whattowatch. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024. Actaeon Films Ltd. "Actaeon Films". Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved...
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  • Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Actaeon or HMS Acteon, after Actaeon, a figure in Greek mythology: HMS Actaeon (1757) was a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate...
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    The Death of Actaeon is a late work by the Italian Renaissance painter Titian, painted in oil on canvas from about 1559 to his death in 1576 and now in...
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  • Grammostola actaeon is a New World spider also known as the Brazilian redrump or the Brazilian wooly black. It is commonly found in southern Brazil and...
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  • Several ships have been named Actaeon for Actaeon, a figure from Greek mythology" Actaeon (1815 ship) (or Actæon, or Acteon) was launched at Fort Gloster...
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    HMS Actaeon was a 44-gun fifth-rate Roebuck-class ship of the Royal Navy launched in 1778. Commissioned in the same year, the ship served throughout the...
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    The Diana and Actaeon basin or Basin with Scenes from the Myth of Diana and Actaeon is a 1613 silver bowl produced by the Dutch silversmith Paul van Vianen...
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    Artemis (section Actaeon)
    of the woods, surrounded by her chaste band of nymphs. In the myth of Actaeon, when the young hunter sees her bathing naked, he is transformed into a...
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  • Genus: Acteon Species: A. fragilis Binomial name Acteon fragilis Thiele, 1925 Synonyms Actaeon fragilis Thiele, 1925 (incorrect spelling of genus name)...
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  • Actaeon Sound is a sound in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, branching off northeasterly from the north side...
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    The Actaeon Island, part of the Actaeon Island Group, is a 15.65-hectare (38.7-acre) dolerite island and game reserve located at the southern entrance...
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  • Polistes actaeon is a species of social paper wasp found in southern Brazil. "Polistes actaeon, Haliday, 1836". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved November...
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    Death of Actaeon, National Gallery, never delivered and not always counted in the series, c. 1559 onwards Danaë Venus and Adonis Diana and Actaeon Diana...
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  • Tribe: Tabanini Genus: Tabanus Species: T. novaescotiae Binomial name Tabanus novaescotiae Macquart, 1847 Synonyms Tabanus actaeon Osten Sacken, 1876...
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    Plakobranchidae Genus: Elysia Species: E. australis Binomial name Elysia australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) Synonyms Actaeon australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832...
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    Ovid's version of the myth of Actaeon differs from most earlier sources. Unlike earlier myths about Artemis, Actaeon is killed for an innocent mistake...
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    Actéon (Actaeon) is a Pastorale in the form of a miniature tragédie en musique in six scenes by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Opus H.481 & H.481a, based on...
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    lesser-known, speaking taboo in Greek myth can be found in the story of Actaeon. Actaeon, whilst on a hunting trip in the woods, mistakenly and haplessly happened...
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    HMS Actaeon was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Her crewing complement was 200 and, when fully equipped, she was armed with...
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    Danaë Venus and Adonis Diana and Actaeon Diana and Callisto Perseus and Andromeda The Rape of Europa The Death of Actaeon Another painting that apparently...
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    11 cm (4.3 in). Adult elephant beetles, Megasoma elephas and Megasoma actaeon often reach 50 g (1.8 oz) and 10 cm (3.9 in). The longest beetle is the...
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    The Rocca Sanvitale, or Sanvitale Castle, is a fortress residence in the centre of the town of Fontanellato, near Parma, northern Italy. Construction of...
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    Mania lunus (redirect from Sematura actaeon)
    Phalaena (Attacus) lunus Linnaeus, 1758 Nothus lunus Sematura luna Sematura lunus Sematura actaeon Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Mania caudilunaria Hübner, 1823...
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  • by the Ellesmere line of the family. In 2008 he sold Titian's Diana and Actaeon to the National Gallery of Scotland and National Gallery in London for...
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    (/ækˈtiːəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀκταῖος Ἀktaῖos means "coast-man"), also called Actaeon, was the first king of Attica, according to Pausanias. Actaeus was the...
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