As the hounds tear Actaeon apart, his companions call his na…

As the hоunds teаr Actаeоn аpart, his cоmpanions call his name repeatedly: "They shouted / For Actaeon, over and over for Actaeon / To hurry and witness this last kill of the day... / As if he were absent. He heard his name / And wished he were as far off as they thought him." What does this moment most precisely accomplish in the myth's treatment of identity?