Actaeon and Artemis | Story + Historical Commentary
Nov 01, 2024•23 min
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Episode description
A revised version of an earlier episode, now with historical commentary following the story!
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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CREDITS
Music by Kevin MacLeod
Thumbnail Images:
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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