Actaeon is the hapless fellow who saw the goddess Diana/Artemis in the nude while she was bathing together with her nymphs; as a punishment, he was turned into a stag and devoured by his own dogs. In this vase painting, however, it is a very human Actaeon who is being attacked by his dogs! In this larger view of the scene, you can see Artemis in her chariot cursing the poor hunter; on the right, a messenger takes the news of Actaeon's death to his parents.
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