Diana and Actaeon Diana and Actaeon The myth of Diana and Actaeon can be found in Ovid’s "Metamorphoses". The tale recounts the unfortunate fate of a young hunter named Actaeon, who was a grandson of Cadmus, and his encounter with chaste Artemis, known to the Romans as Diana, goddess of the hunt. The latter is nude and enjoying a bath in a spring with help from her escort of nymphs when the mortal man unwittingly stumbles upon the scene. The nymphs scream in surprise and attempt to cover Diana, who, in a fit of embarrassed fury, splashes water upon Actaeon. He is transformed
HMS Diana (D126) of electrical supply was the most practical. "Diana" was an AC ship, as were all Royal Navy ships following this 'test'. "This "Diana" of ours is a very demanding person, goddesses tend to be that way" Captain GJ Kirkby, DSC **, Royal Navy, Captain, HMS "Diana" 1961. The ship's Commission book of 1961 describes Diana (the goddess) has having a distinctly complex personality. Apart from being the huntress, by the light of the sun she was pure and chaste; by the light of the moon, however, she became abandoned and dark. For a more scholarly article (on the goddess) see