Actaeon In Greek mythology, Actaeon (; ''Aktaiōn'') was the son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, and a famous Thebes, Greece, Theban Greek hero cult, hero. Through his mother he was a member of the ruling House of Cadmus. Like ...

or Acteon (Ἀκτέων) was a hero in Greek mythology. Actaeon or Acteon may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''Acteón'' (film), a 1965 Spanish film * ''Actéon'' (opera), a 1684 French opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier * ''Actaeon'', a lost play by

Iophon Iophon (, fl. 428 BC – 405 BC) was a Greek tragic poet, son of Sophocles, and brother to Ariston. Iophon gained the second prize in tragic competition in 428 BC, Euripides being first, and Ion third. He must have been alive in 405 BC, th ...

(fl. 428–405 BC) * ''Actaeon'', a play by

Phrynichus (tragic poet) Phrynichus (; ), son of Polyphradmon and pupil of Thespis, was one of the earliest of the Greek tragedians. Some ancients regarded him as the real founder of tragedy. Phrynichus is said to have died in Sicily. His son Polyphrasmon was also a p ...

, an early Greek tragedian * "Actaeon", a chapter of the Japanese anime ''

Metamorphoses The ''Metamorphoses'' (, , ) is a Latin Narrative poetry, narrative poem from 8 Common Era, CE by the Ancient Rome, Roman poet Ovid. It is considered his ''Masterpiece, magnum opus''. The poem chronicles the history of the world from its Cre ...

Places

Acteon Group The Acteon Group (Groupe Actéon) is a rather isolated and uninhabited subgroup in the far southeast of the Tuamotu atoll group in French Polynesia. It is located about east-southeast of Tahiti at latitude: 21° 17' 60 S, longitude: 136° 29' ...

, islands between the Tuamotu and Gambier archipelagoes, French Polynesia *

Actaeon Island The Actaeon Island, part of the Actaeon Island Group, is a dolerite island and game reserve located at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland, that lies close to the south-eastern coast of ...

and Actaeon Group, Tasmania, Australia *

Actaeon Sound 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 of Drury Inlet near its head on the mainland of British Columbia to the north of the town of ...

, British Columbia, Canada

Military

* or HMS ''Acteon'', several ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy *, a French Navy submarine commissioned in 1931 and sunk in 1942

Transportation

* ''Actaeon'' (1815 ship), a merchant ship wrecked in 1822, lending its name to Actaeon Island * ''Actaeon'' (1815 Topsham ship), a merchant ship which made some of its voyages for the British East India Company * Actaeon, a Priam-class locomotive of the Great Western Railway

Other uses

* Actaeon beetle ''(Megasoma actaeon)'', a rhinoceros beetle * ''Acteon'' (gastropod), a genus of small sea snails *

Acteon Group (company) Acteon is a specialist subsea services company. Acteon Group Operations (UK) Limited is registered in England, with its headquarters in Norwich. The Acteon Group is one of the largest firms in East Anglia, comprising 17 companies that provide ...

, a British subsea services company * Actaeon, son of Melissus, another mythical person, victim of

Archias of Corinth Archias, son of Anaxidotos ({{langx, grc, Ἀρχίας Ἀναξιδότου Πελλαῖος) was a quasi-mythological Corinthian citizen and founder ( oekist) of the colony of Syracuse in Sicily, Magna Graecia. Legend Archias fell in love with ...

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