Actaeon

Translingual Etymology mul Proper noun 1 n genus family Ellobiidae family a synonym of Microtralia genus, the salt marsh snail s Hyponyms genus Actaeon ovulum species (Microtralia ovulum species) References 1 Microtralia Microtralia 1 English thumb|Actaeon Changed into a Stag (Dianae aspectu Actaeon in cervum), engraving by Antonio Tempesta Alternative forms en Actæon archaic en Acteon Etymology From en la Actaeōn, from en grc Ἀκταίων. In Greek mythology, Artemis transformed Actaeon into a stag with horns on his head. In European folklore, horns were considered the sign of a cuckold, whence the noun sense of Actaeon, "cuckold", and the verb sense "to cuckold", are derived. Compare en horned, en put horns on, etc. Pronunciation en /ækˈtiːən/ /ækˈtiːɒn/ /ækˈteɪən/ /ækˈteɪɒn/ /ˈæktɪən/ Proper noun en Q208531 en Greek mythology Grandson of Cadmus, transformed into a stag by Artemis in book III of Ovid's Metamorphoses. en 1979 Eric S. Rabkin Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories Oxford University Press 9780198020240 62 Amid so much prosperity, it was one of his grandsons, Actaeon, who first brought distress to Cadmus, when antlers, foreign to his human shape, sprouted from the youth's forehead, and his hounds gorged themselves on their master's blood. Translations French: fr Actéon m Greek: el Ακταίων m, el Ακταίωνας m Italian: it Atteone m Japanese: ja アクタイオーン Korean: ko ^악타이온, ko ^액티언 Latin: la Actaeōn m Russian: ru Актео́н m Spanish: es Acteón m Noun en archaic slang A cuckold. 1814, Commentaries on the laws of Moses, volume 4, a translation of Johann David Michaelis' German text by Alexander Smith: a footnote on page 127: but I had the story from some French officers of distinction, who mentioned the name of the injured and prudent husband, and that he was a person of very high rank. That name, however, even if I had not forgotten it, I should not think it fair to repeat, because it would seem to be a matter of some moment to the gentleman though he was an Acteon, not to be thought so. 1819, The Hermit in London, published in The Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, number 126 (published on June 19, and reprinted in the compilation of Gazette issues printed at the end of the year by William Pople): He once lost a friend by kindly inquiring after his wife, who had made an Acteon of him, first by the head ornament presented, and secondly by sending him to the dogs in the way of pecuniary circumstances. en 1960 75 Collins Dame Rose Macaulay They Were Defeated If she don't make Actaeon of him before she's done, I'm a bishop. 1932 Verb en obsolete slang transitive rare To cuckold. en 1987 1582 144 https://archive.org/details/criticaleditiono0000whet/page/144/mode/2up George Whetstone Diana Shklanka Garland Publishing, Inc. An Heptameron of Civill Discourses where vaine glorious Ixion Proclaymed, that he was the Minion of Juno, and had Acteoned Jupiter: for which arrogancie, Jupiter threw him to Hell, with this pictured vengeaunce. 58 Zuc. was I not a handſome fellow from my foote to my feather, had I not wit, nay, which is more, was I not a Don. and didſt thou Acteon me, did I not make thee a Lady.Herc. And did ſhe not make you a more worſhipfull thing, a Cuckold. en 1620 35 London A Discourse of Marriage and Wiving Alexander Niccholes There are of opinion that there is in Marriage an ineuitable desteny, not to be auoided which is either to be Acteond [OED actæoned] or not to be References Actaeon n 273809 Actaeon v 1892 Further reading Actaeon Diana and Actaeon Latin Etymology la Actaeōn :bor grc:Ἀκταίων + 1 Pronunciation Actaeōn Proper noun Actaeōn<3> Actaeonis m la Greek mythology en Actaeon grandson of Cadmus, transformed into a stag by Artemis. Declension Actaeōn<3> Actaeonis Actaeonī Actaeona Actaeone Descendants en 1 Actaeon fr Actéon de 1 Actäon Aktäon it Atteone es Acteón References Actaeōn Actæōn