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Autolycus, in Greek mythologyAutolycus, in Greek mythology, the son of Hermes, from whom he received special powers in thieving and trickery. According to one legend Autolycus stole from Sisyphus, who revenged himself by seducing Autolycus' daughter Anticlea, who was Odysseus' mother.Autolycus, Greek astronomer and mathematicianAutolycus (ôtŏl`ĭkəs), fl. 4th cent. B.C., astronomer and mathematician of Pitane in Aeolis. Of his two extant works, that on the revolving sphere is said to be the oldest completely preserved Greek treatise on a mathematical subject. The other deals with the apparent rising and setting of the fixed stars.Autolycus craftiest of thieves; stole neighbors’ flocks by changing marks. [Gk. Myth.: NCE, 192] See : Cunning Autolycus master robber. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 96] See : Thievery How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And this is a lesson which I suspect you must have learnt out of Homer; for he, speaking of Autolycus, the maternal grandfather of Odysseus, who is a favourite of his, affirms that Then came the ghost of my dead mother Anticlea, daughter to Autolycus. This helmet had been stolen by Autolycus out of Eleon when he broke into the house of Amyntor son of Ormenus. |
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