Actaeon

Summary

Actaeon is a mythological Greek character^[1]. He worked as a chasseur^[2]. He ranks in the top 6% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (458 views/month).^[3]

Key Facts

• Actaeon's father was Aristaeus^[4].
• Actaeon's mother was Autonoë^[5].
• Actaeon worked as a chasseur^[2].
• Actaeon's field of work was hunting^[6].
• Actaeon's image is recorded as Apulian Red-figure skyphos depicting the myth of Actaeon, ca 400 - 350 BC, Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Germany (23457112002).jpg^[7].
• Actaeon is recorded as male^[8].
• Actaeon's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[9].
• Actaeon's killed by is recorded as Actaeon's Dogs^[10].
• Actaeon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 62342124^[11].
• Actaeon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 189421952^[12].
• Actaeon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58156009943149581264^[13].
• Actaeon's GND ID is recorded as 118647504^[14].
• Actaeon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2016013948^[15].
• Actaeon's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123360319^[16].
• Actaeon's IdRef ID is recorded as 032304943^[17].
• Actaeon's Commons category is recorded as Actaeon^[18].
• The cause of death was dog attack^[19].
• Actaeon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n1z^[20].
• Actaeon's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[21].
• Actaeon studied under Chiron^[22].
• Actaeon's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0000605^[23].
• Actaeon's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[24].
• Actaeon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Actaeon's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Actaeon's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Actaeon's father was Aristaeus^[4]. His mother was Autonoë^[5].

Education

Actaeon studied under Chiron^[22].

Career and Affiliations

Actaeon worked as a chasseur^[2]. His field of work was hunting^[6].

Death and Burial

The cause of death was dog attack^[19].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Actaeon include HMS Actaeon^[28], a sixth-rate frigate^[29].

Why It Matters

Actaeon ranks in the top 6% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (458 views/month).^[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for him include HMS Actaeon^[28], a sixth-rate frigate^[29].

FAQs

Who were Actaeon's parents?

Actaeon's father was Aristaeus^[4]. Actaeon's mother was Autonoë^[5].

What did Actaeon do for work?

Actaeon worked as chasseur^[2].