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Acteon (mythology)
Actaeon or Acteon (Ἀκτέων) was a hero in Greek mythology. Actaeon or Acteon may also refer to: Mythology * Actaeon, son of Melissus, another mythical person, victim of Archias of Corinth Arts and entertainment * ''Acteón'' (film), 1965 Spanish film * ''Actéon'' (opera), a 1684 French opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier * ''Actaeon'', a non-surviving play by Iophon (fl. 428–405 BC) * ''Actaeon'', a play by Phrynichus (tragic poet), an early Greek tragedian * "Actaeon", a chapter of the Japanese anime ''Metamorphoses'' Places * Acteon Group, a group of islands in French Polynesia ** Actaeon Island The Actaeon Island, part of the Actaeon Island Group, is a dolerite island and game reserve located at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland, that lies close to the south-eastern coast of Tas ... * Actaeon Sound, British Columbia, Canada Transportation and military * ''Actaeon'' (1815 ship), merchant ship wrecked in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actaeon
Actaeon (; grc, Ἀκταίων ''Aktaion''), in Greek mythology, son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, was a famous Theban hero. Like Achilles in a later generation, he was trained by the centaur Chiron. He fell to the fatal wrath of Artemis, but the surviving details of his transgression vary: "the only certainty is in what Aktaion suffered, his pathos, and what Artemis did: the hunter became the hunted; he was transformed into a stag, and his raging hounds, struck with a 'wolf's frenzy' (Lyssa), tore him apart as they would a stag." This is the iconic motif by which Actaeon is recognized, both in ancient art and in Renaissance and post-Renaissance depictions. The plot Among others, John Heath has observed, "The unalterable kernel of the tale was a hunter's transformation into a deer and his death in the jaws of his hunting dogs. But authors were free to suggest different motives for his death." In the version that was offered by the Hellenisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archias Of Corinth
{{Short description, Mythological founder of Syracuse, Sicily Archias, son of Anaxidotos ( grc, Ἀρχίας Ἀναξιδότου Πελλαῖος) was a quasi-mythological Corinthian citizen and founder (oekist) of the colony of Syracuse in Sicily. Legend Archias fell in love with the son of Melissus, named Actaeon (distinct from Actaeon, son of Aristaeus) – the most handsome and modest youth of his age in the city – and proceeded to court him. Finding that "no fair means or persuasion" prevailed upon the youth, Archias made plans to kidnap him. Under the guise of inviting himself to Melissus' house in order to take part in a feast, Archias and his accomplices laid hands on the boy and attempted to spirit him away. The family resisted, and in the ensuing tug of war Actaeon was torn apart. Melissus demanded justice of the Corinthians, but was ignored by them. In return he climbed to the top of Poseidon Poseidon (; grc-gre, Ποσειδῶν) was one of the Twelve Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acteón (film)
''Acteón'' is a 1965 Spanish drama film directed by Jorge Grau. It was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Martin LaSalle as Acteón * Pilar Clemens as Primera Mujer * Juan Luis Galiardo as Joven * Claudia Gravy Claudia Gravy (born 12 May 1945) is a Spanish nationalized actress born as Marie-Claude Perin in Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo when it was the Belgian Congo. Career Claudia has lived in Madrid since 1965, when she made her debut in the ... as Segunda Mujer (as Claudia Gravi) * Iván Tubau as Prestidigitador * Nieves Salcedo as Mujer del Prestidigitador * Virginia Quintana as Mujer en Metro * Guillermo Méndez as General prusiano References External links * 1965 films 1965 drama films Spanish drama films 1960s Spanish-language films Spanish black-and-white films Films based on Metamorphoses 1960s Spanish films {{1960s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actéon (opera)
''Actéon'' (''Actaeon'') is a ''Pastorale'' in the form of a miniature ''tragédie en musique'' in six scenes by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Opus H.481 & H.481a, based on a Greek myth. History It is highly unlikely that this opera was written for performance at the Hôtel de Guise, the palatial Parisian residence of Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise, Charpentier's protectress. (The work was copied into a Roman-number notebook, which strongly suggests that it was an outside commission; and the overall distribution of voices and instruments does not match that of the Guise ensemble of the time.) Although the patron and the place of performance remain unknown, the date can be determined with considerable accuracy: the spring hunting season of 1684. Later that year (presumably for the fall hunting season) it was revised to change the title role from an ''haute-contre'' role (perhaps originally sung by Charpentier) to a soprano part, and was at that time renamed ''Actéon changé en bic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iophon
Iophon ( grc-gre, Ἰοφῶν, fl. 428 BC – 405 BC) was a Greek tragic poet and son of Sophocles. Iophon gained the second prize in tragic competition in 428 BC, Euripides being first, and Ion third. He must have been alive in 405 BC, the date of the production of ''The Frogs'' of Aristophanes, in which he is spoken of as the only good Athenian tragic poet, although it is hinted that he owed much to his fathers' assistance. He wrote fifty plays, of which only a few fragments and the following eight titles remain: ''Achilles'', ''Actaeon'', ''Aulodoi'' ("The Flute-Singers"), ''Bacchae'', ''Dexamenus'', ''Iliou Persis'' ("The Sacking of Troy"), ''Pentheus,'' and ''Telephus''. It is said that Iophon accused his father before the court of the ''phratores'' of being incapable of managing his affairs, so that he might gain the guardianship of his father's fortune. Sophocles replied to this charge by reading the chorus of the ''Oedipus at Colonus'' (688 ff.), which he was curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phrynichus (tragic Poet)
Phrynichus (; grc-gre, Φρύνιχος), son of Polyphradmon and pupil of Thespis, was one of the earliest of the Greece, Greek tragedy, tragedians. Some ancients regarded him as the real founder of tragedy. Phrynichus is said to have died in Sicily. His son Polyphrasmon was also a playwright. Phyrynichus wrote two out of the three known Greek tragedies that dealt with contemporary history from episodes from the Greco-Persian Wars, Persian Wars (no longer extant). Works He gained his first victory in a City Dionysia, drama contest in 511 BC. His famous play, the ''Capture of Miletus'' or the ''Sack of Miletus'', was probably composed shortly after the conquest of that city by the Persians during the Ionian Revolt. Miletus was a Greek colonisation, colony of Athens and therefore traditionally held especially dear to the mother city. The audience was moved to tears by Phrynichus' tragedy, with the poet being fined "", "for reminding familiar misfortunes". As a result, the play wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metamorphoses (1978 Film)
is a 1978 Japanese animated anthology film that premiered in Albuquerque, New Mexico on November 2, 1978. It was released by Sanrio in the United States on May 3, 1979. It is a retelling of stories from ''Metamorphoses'' by the Roman poet Ovid, and narration by Peter Ustinov. In all of its five parts, the protagonists are portrayed in the form of a recurring boy and girl. Production The film was the between American golden age of Disney-influenced anime and Sanrio's second animated release in the US (following their adaptation of ''The Mouse and His Child'' the previous year). Over 170 animators, all employed in Hollywood, worked on it for three years. Release ''Metamorphoses'' tried to be the rock era's answer to '' Fantasia'', but its original run was critically reviled and closed as soon as it opened. According to many of its crew, many problems with the production, music and plotting were to blame. On May 3, 1979, it was reissued under a new title, ''Winds of Change'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acteon Group
The Acteon Group (Groupe Actéon) is a rather isolated and uninhabited subgroup in the far southeast of the Tuamotu atoll group in French Polynesia. It is located about east-southeast of Tahiti at latitude: 21° 17' 60 S, longitude: 136° 29' W. Atolls The Acteon Group includes four atolls of relatively small size: *Matureivavao *Tenararo *Tenarunga *Vahanga None of the islands on these atolls have permanent inhabitants. History The first recorded European to sight the Acteon Group was Pedro Fernández de Quirós on 5 February 1605. He described the group as ''"four atolls crowned by coconut palms"''. On the different texts describing his voyage by other members of this Spanish expedition they were charted as "Las Cuatro Coronadas" (The four Crowned), "Las Cuatro Hermanas" (The Four Sisters), "Las Virgenes" (The Virgins) or "Las Anegadas" (The Flooded ones). The rediscovery of Acteon Group is generally credited to Thomas Ebrill, captain of the Tahitian trading vessel ''Amp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actaeon Island
The Actaeon Island, part of the Actaeon Island Group, is a dolerite island and game reserve located at the southern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the mainland, that lies close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is named for the ship , which wrecked there in 1822. There is a navigation beacon on the highest point, .Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). ''Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features''. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. Actaeon Island Group The Actaeon Island Group consists of: * Actaeon Island * Blanche Rock * Courts Island * Southport Island * Sterile Island * The Friars * The Images Fauna Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are the little penguin, short-tailed shearwater and sooty oystercatcher. European rabbits occur on the island and seals occasionally haul-out there. The metallic skink is present. The endanger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actaeon Sound
Actaeon Sound is a sound in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, branching off northeasterly from the north side of Drury Inlet near its head on the mainland of British Columbia to the north of the town of Port McNeill, on the opposite side of Queen Charlotte Strait. On the south side of the sound is the Bond Peninsula at , which is formed by a sidewater, Bond Lagoon at , both presumably named in 1865 by Captain Pender, in association with other Admiralty and HMS ''Actaeon''-related names. On the southeast side of Actress Passage at , which is the waterway connecting Actaeon Sound into Drury Inlet is Charlotte Point at , which was first published on Admiralty maps in 1865 like other locations in the area. Dove Island sits in the middle of the opening, on the Drury Inlet side. Located at , all of it comprises Dove Island Indian Reserve No. 12, 8.1 ha., which is under the administration of the Gwawaenuk Tribe band government of the Kwakwaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actaeon (1815 Ship)
''Actaeon'' (or ''Actæon'', or ''Acteon'') was launched at Fort Gloster, India, in 1815. She was wrecked without loss of life on 28 October 1822 in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel in southern Tasmania. ''Actaeon'' was originally owned by J. Scott & Co. of Calcutta. She was then sold at Mauritius. Loss ''Actaeon'', under the command of Captain John Mackay, left Mauritius on 6 September 1822 bound for Sydney. She struck the rocks in D'Entrecasteaux Channel around midnight on 28 October and the crew abandoned ship. The officers and some of the crew took the longboat and made for Hobart, where they reported the wreck. and went to salvage as much cargo as possible and pick up the remaining crew. Some 300 barrels of pork were salvaged from ''Actaeon''s mixed cargo of wine, spirits, coal, pork, soap, and other goods. A gale totally wrecked ''Actaeon'' and one of the salvagers was drowned. Captain John Mackay named the island and reef group where ''Acteon'' was wrecked Actaeon Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of GWR Broad Gauge Locomotives
This is a list of the broad gauge locomotives of the Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran .... It excludes those purchased from constituent companies, or acquired through amalgamations. Notes References {{Reflist, colwidth=35em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
