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Actaeon and Artemis | Story + Historical Commentary


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*Stay tuned after the story for analysis and commentary!* Actaeon, a young hunter, unexpectedly meets the goddess Artemis in the forests of Boeotia near the ancient city of Thebes. What will happen to Actaeon when Artemis unleashes her power, and the hunter becomes the prey?

A story from Greek mythology, based on Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book 3), featuring: Actaeon, Artemis

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Music by Kevin MacLeod


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Roman statue of Diana/Artemis (1st/2nd century CE copy of a Greek original)Actaeon (#1) by Paul Manship (1925, Smithsonian American Art Museum)Samaria Gorge, Crete

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