Actaeon

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Actaeon englanniksi

(taxon)|a synonym of (taxlink), the (vern)
Grandson of Cadmus, transformed into a stag by Artemis in book III of Ovid's ''(w)''.
(quote-book)
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.

{{quote-book|en|year=1960|page=75|publisher=Collins|author=Dame Rose Macaulay|title=They Were Defeated
To cuckold.
(quote-book) 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.
(RQ:Marston Parasitaster) 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.
(l) (gloss).