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# Actaeon saw Artemis bathing, was turned into a stag and killed by his own hounds
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/akteon-2012-god-kartina-shotlandskogo-khudozhnika-pola-reida/
- Published: 2025-05-18T06:04:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:34:38.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Art, People

“Actaeon”, 2012, a painting by the Scottish artist Paul Reid.

While out hunting, Actaeon saw Artemis and her nymphs bathing and, instead of averting his gaze and turning away, he began to watch a spectacle not meant for his eyes. Artemis caught him peeping and turned him into a stag. Actaeon tried to flee, but his own hunting hounds caught up with him and killed him