[希臘神話]阿卡同

Actaeon

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When she was tired with hunting Artemis used to take abath in a little mountain spring．One hot summer afternoon she was playing in the cool，quiet water with hermaidens when she heard a rustle behind the
bushes ．She feltquite angry to find that a young hunter was peeping admiringlyat her naked
body ．Her maidens gave a sharp cry and crowded around the goddess．But young Actaeon had seen the huntress．

Actaeon loved the hunting．He had been searching the woods every day．On this particular afternoon he felt so tired with running about that he，by accident，came over to the springin search of water．He was thus surprised to find Artemisba thing．The angry goddess was not to be calmed．She splashed water in the hunter's face．As soon as the water drops fell on Actaeon，he was changed into a
stag ．Just at that moment he heard the barking of his team of fifty hunting dogs．They were coming up to him．He was suddenly seized with
fear ，and presently ran away．The dogs，all driven mad by the goddess，ran after him closely．Running as fast as his legs could carry him，Actaeon was soon out of
breath ．Feeling certain that he 1was to die，he dropped to the ground and made no further attempt to get up．The dogs came nearer to their former masterand tore him to pleces．

當厭倦狩獵時，阿爾特彌斯常常在小山泉中淋浴。一個盛夏的下午，她和仙女們正在涼爽平靜的山泉中戲水時，突然聽到灌木叢中沙沙作響。她非常惱怒地發現一個青年獵人用愛慕的眼光偷看自己的裸體。仙女們發出刺耳的尖叫，簇擁在她身旁。但獵手阿卡同還是看見了女獵手阿爾特彌斯。

阿卡同酷愛打獵。他每日都穿越森林，搜尋獵物。而就在這個下午，他四處奔波頗感疲勞，因尋找水而偶然來到這片泉水旁。這樣，他就驚奇地發現水中沐浴的阿爾特彌斯。惱火的女神無法息怒。她將泉水濺到獵手的臉上。水落在他身上後，阿卡同轉眼就變成了一隻牡鹿。恰在這時，阿卡同聽到了獵狗的嚎叫，獵狗們向他撲來，他突然驚慌失措，拔腿逃跑。而那羣被女神逼瘋了的獵狗們則在後面窮追不捨。阿卡同拼命狂奔，很快就上氣不接下氣。感覺自己肯定會死去，他就一下躺在地上，不想再起來了。獵狗趕上了從前的主人，將他撕成了碎塊。